mountain road; mountain trail
selection; choice; picking out
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
singing of insects (esp. in autumn); sound of insects
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
class; heading; group; category
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
long-serving soldier; veteran
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to whine; to make feeble complaints
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
bow (and arrow); unit of distance to an archery target (approx. six feet); unit of distance for land surveying (approx. eight feet)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
level ground; plain; flatland
an extra effort; going the extra mile; one final push
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
password; watchword; motto; slogan
herd of horses; pack of horses (in a race)
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure