out of sight; in the background; unnoticed; (lit.) under the veranda
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
suddenly disappears somewhere
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
having not the slightest idea
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
to kick (at someone, something)
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
to push aside; to push one's way through
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
inability to discern the truth due to conflicting testimony
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
mountain road; mountain trail
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; foothills
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
mountain climbing; mountaineering
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
four legs; four-legged; quadruped
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold