untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
calamity; misfortune; disaster
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
environment; circumstance
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
very young; little; childish; immature
time; hour; season; time of the year
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
primary school; elementary school; grade school
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
royal castle; imperial castle
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
war; battle; match; game; competition
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
on bad terms; at loggerheads
even if; even though; however; no matter how
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited