traditional winter hunters in Tōhoku; matagi
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
local authority; local government; locality; local self-governing body; municipality
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
when; how soon; how long until
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
able-bodied; robust; sturdy; strong
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
to jump up and down; to hop
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
I don't want to boast but
(person with) no sense of direction; poor sense of locality
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
to take into consideration; to use one's discretion
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
stepwise; one step at a time
carrying a person in one's arms; princess carry; bridal carry
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to follow another's example
sense of relief; feeling of relief
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
defense; defence; protection
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt