setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)
vitality; ability to earn a living
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to hide; to keep to oneself
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
several weeks; a few weeks
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
sleeping together in a huddle
on the occasion of; at the time of
to squash; to crush; to flatten
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping
joints; points (of a speech)
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
(soldier's) cooking utensils; mess kit; outdoor (camping) cooking utensils
leftovers (esp. food); remnants
bento; Japanese box lunch
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
travelling clothes; traveling clothes; travelling outfit; traveling outfit
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
Urashima Tarō; (a) Rip van Winkle; fairy-tale fisherman who, after visiting the underwater Palace of the Dragon King, returns centuries later
younger princess; Oto Hime; Princess of the Dragon Palace (from the story of Urashima Tarō)
to get dressed up; to treat oneself
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)
skylark (Alauda arvensis)
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird
Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix