retreating figure; appearance from behind
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
snow leopard (Panthera uncia); ounce
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
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
predation; eating prey; preying upon
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
extermination; annihilation
to not take seriously; to take lightly
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
rancher; cattleman; person who owns or runs a ranch
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed; field of alpine flowers
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
hut (esp. on a mountain); shack; refuge; shanty
wild rose; briar; multiflora rose (Rosa multiflora); baby rose; Japanese rose
having vague fears; feeling alarmed; feeling gloomy (about the future); feeling apprehension
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
insecticide; insect repellent
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
indeed; really; truly; very much
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether