to save face; to keep face; to not lose face
drinking habits; drunken behavior; drunken behaviour
intimacy; affection; familiarity
panoramic view; bird's-eye view
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
protection against the cold
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
furoshiki; wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
to get moldy (mouldy); to get musty; to develop mildew
drawstring purse; money pouch; pouch of fried tofu stuffed with var. ingredients, used in oden; hanger-on; follower; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute (Edo period)
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
skillful handling of a kitchen knife
physical work; manual labour (labor)
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
back; rear; background; backdrop; backing; support; going backwards
plaster or mortar-covered wall; yōkai resembling an invisible wall impeding or misdirecting people walking at night
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
some nerve (as in "you have some nerve to ...")
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
lightning strike; lightning bolt
damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute
to run down (stairs, etc.)
absentmindedly; vacantly; carelessly
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie