hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
brown bear (Ursus arctos)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to bite off; to gnaw through
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
fat (of meat); fatty meat
eta; group comprising the lowest rank of Japan's Edo-period caste system and whose work usually involved handling human bodies or animal carcasses
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
passing the winter; hibernation
time; season; period; phase; stage
Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus); northern sea lion
breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
summertime; summer season
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
white stone; white (go pieces)
companion; company; tritagonist
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
name; given name; first name
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
in search of; in order to look for
home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning