substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
in that manner; like that
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
shrill whistling sound; reddening or brightening slightly; rush of blood to the head
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
to begin to walk; to set out
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
home area; home town; local
mountain road; mountain trail
watering hole; watering place
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
laughing while reminiscing
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
sunlight filtering through trees
mottled pattern; patchy pattern
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
conviction; belief; confidence
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping