house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
memories; recollections; reminiscence
one thin flat object; one sheet
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
interference; meddling; butting in
with these words; while saying
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
carefree; free from worry
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to clear up; to become cloudless; to be refreshed
bento; Japanese box lunch
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
grandfather; male senior-citizen
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
sensitive; fragile; feeble; indecisive
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
as a child; when one was a child
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
and yet; though; when; in spite of
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
distant look; faraway look