food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
calm; composed; leisurely
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
predation; eating prey; preying upon
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
to be surprised; to be astonished
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
chief; main; principal; important
habitat; home (e.g. of the tiger)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
to jump up and down; to hop
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
leaf bud; bud of Japanese pepper tree (Xanthoxylum piperitum)
new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure
water plant; aquatic plant; waterweed; hydrophyte
river; stream; River; the ... river
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
bathing (swimming) in cold water
dilettante; person of fantastic taste
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
region; limits; stage; level
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
comparatively; relatively
northern part; the north (of a region)