to have one's horizons broadened
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
clear; transparent; clearing (a high-jump bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball; in soccer); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
and so; therefore; for that reason
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
fruit bat (Pteropodidae spp.); flying fox; megabat
blue; sad; down (in the dumps)
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
group comprising the lowest rank of Japan's Edo-period caste system (incl. ex-convicts and vagrants); non-human
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
obedience; submission; resignation
to be worth it; to pay; to be profitable
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
to tame (an animal); to domesticate
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
witnessing; observing; sighting
any brown or reddish-brown frog of the family Ranidae; Japanese brown frog (Rana japonica)
smart; clever; sharp; agile; nimble; quick
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
guffawing; roaring (with laughter); (laughing) heartily
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
promising; hopeful; full of promise
trudging (along); plodding; slowly and with heavy steps
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood