another species; other species
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
abuse; curse; swearing; insult
love of animals; animal loving
to participate in (as a member); to get involved in
touché; you've got me there
potato chips; potato crisps
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
unintentionally; inadvertently; calmly; casually; nonchalantly; innocently
temporary; ad hoc; makeshift; stopgap
financially scraping by; meagre existence (meager); hand to mouth existence; living one's life without plan; living life day-by-day; taking life one day at a time
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
weeding; weeder; weeding fork
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
head of a garden; kindergarten principal; nursery school principal; park director; zoo director; head of a plantation
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
rice crackers for feeding the deer (in Nara)
natural monument; protected species (animal, habitat, etc.)
one's house; one's home; one's family
to go after one's dreams; to follow one's dreams; to pursue one's dreams
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
relaxed and enjoyable; spacious; vast; heavily trafficked; bustling
soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy; to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
totally willing; fully motivated
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
mozuku (Cladosiphon okamuranus and Sphaerotrichia divaricata, types of edible seaweed)
Bizen (former province located in the southeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
scraps of seaweed; death at sea (metaphor)
king of beasts (i.e. lion)