negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
to make progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
gasping; breathing heavily
mountain road; mountain trail
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
thicket; coppice; brushwood
bald mountain; denuded mountain; bare hill; treeless hill
blessings of nature; nature's bounty; gifts of nature
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
independent action; acting alone
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
surroundings; circumference
fence; hedge; barrier; wall; railing
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
to increase; to add to; to augment
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
energy; vigor; vigour; vitality
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
old soldier; veteran; old hand
otherwise; or else; if not
long ago; already; a long time ago
(distant) howling; backbiting
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances