hunting; shooting; game; quarry
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
quantity or volume of water
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
lately; recently; these days
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
cheerful expression; pleased look; 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)
vividly green; lush green; fresh and green; verdant; deep blue
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
billeting area; cantonment; encampment; étape
hometown; birthplace; native place; one's old home
to complain; to make a complaint
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
to step firmly (on); to harden by treading
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); not up for discussion
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