hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to be softened; to calm down
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
tsuchinoko; mythical snake-like creature with thick midsection
snake; serpent; large snake
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
full length; total length; overall length
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
detour; circumvention; turning movement
care; precaution; guarding; caution
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; frightening
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
just because; even if; even though
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (food); take-out; takeaway
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
failure; mistake; blunder
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...