creator; inventor; developer
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
with a swoosh; at one fell swoop
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
according to plan; as planned; on target
the scruff or nape of the neck
Oriental odd-tooth snake (Dinodon orientale); Japanese odd-tooth snake
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
tail (animal); tail end; tip
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
release (of a film, music album, software, etc.); publication; release; liberation; release (of a previously pressed mouse button)
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; trudgingly
in spite of; regardless of
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
relatively; comparatively
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
spell; curse; dharani; mantra
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
Amamiooshima (island approximately 215 kilometers NE of Okinawa)
habu (Trimeresurus flavoviridis); yellow-spotted pit viper
3000; three thousand; many
to feel attracted by; to be fascinated by
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
pit viper (esp. the mamushi, Gloydius blomhoffi)
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
exclamation point; exclamation mark
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)