Hokkaido dog; dog breed native to Hokkaido
Sakhalin fir (Abies sachalinensis)
single shot gun; one-loader gun
agricultural soldiers; colonizers; colonisers
traditional winter hunters in Tōhoku; matagi
just-harvested; something freshly harvested or gathered (usually produce)
battle of wits; contest of wits
washing (somebody else's body); scrubbing each other
brown bear (Ursus arctos)
relish; gusto; appreciation
to be rearranged or transposed
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extremely; terribly; unreasonably; absurdly
fish of the genus Rhinogobius; dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus); common freshwater goby (Gymnogobius urotaenia); Japanese fluvial sculpin (fish, Cottus pollux)
excitement; stimulation; agitation; pride; haughtiness; arrogance
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology
attachment (to); tenacity of purpose
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
poop; faeces; feces; crap; trash; garbage
gold nugget; gold bullion; gold bar; gold ingot
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)