important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
mythical Japanese hominid (similar to yeti or Bigfoot)
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
secluding oneself in the mountains; undertaking ascetic practices at a mountain temple; retreat; off-site meeting
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
knapsack; rucksack; backpack
hairy; thickly haired; shaggy
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
cave; cavern; den; grotto
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
kinky hair; frizzy hair; unruly hair; curly hair
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
guilty conscience; feelings of remorse
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
answer sheet; blank answer paper; examination paper; test paper
open one's eyes wide; with eyes open like saucers
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
criminal condemned to death; convict on death row
tedious; lengthy; overlong; long-winded
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to delight; to give pleasure
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
slow motion (video); moving slowly; moving leisurely
to be launched (e.g. rocket); to lift off; to be washed up (on the shore)