influenced by; in response to; in the wake of; triggered by; following
somehow; for some reason or other
passing the winter; hibernation
ground leveling; ground levelling; groundwork; laying foundations
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
combat engineer; military engineer; combat engineering; military engineering
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
looking like one is waiting for someone
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
glad countenance; joyful look
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
cantonment; encampment; etape
to complain; to make a complaint
to step firmly; to harden by treading
porcupine (any mammal of suborder Hystricomorpha)
ahead; further on; beyond (this place); before this; prior to this; earlier
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
official bulletin board (esp. Edo period); highest bid; highest tender; your letter
there being no use in arguing (about it)
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
to be oversensitive; to be nervous; to be overly concerned; to worry too much
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
fencing; art of wielding swords
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)