birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
Yamanashi prefecture (Chūbu area)
residing; living; dwelling
Yamanashi (city, prefecture); wild nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia var. pyrifolia); wild Japanese pear
engraver; carver; sculptor
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
transfer; redirection; transmission; forwarding (telephone call, e-mail, etc.)
staying somewhere else (overnight); spending the night away (e.g. from home); going home (e.g. from hospital) for the night; sleepover
report; notification; registration
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
mountain road; mountain trail
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
atelier; studio; workshop
place where one works; construction site; working area
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
prickling; stinging; tingling
grandfather; male senior-citizen
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit