near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
sea otter (Enhydra lutris)
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
to brave a danger; to take a risk
poaching (fish or seafood)
Night on the Galactic Railroad (novel by Kenji Miyazawa); Milky Way Railroad
Miyazawa Kenji (1896-1933)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
(letterpress) printing house
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
same; similar; (just) like; equal
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
crawling on all fours; being on all fours; being on one's hands and knees
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
scale; scope; plan; structure
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
to get excited; to get hyped up; to become happy; to get in a good mood
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
Yezo Ural owl (Strix uralensis japonica)
Pteromys volans orii (subspecies of the Siberian flying squirrel, endemic to Hokkaido)
vesper bat (Vespertilionidae spp., esp. the Asian particolored bat, Vespertilio sinensis); evening bat; common bat
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
to be cut out for (e.g. a job); to be suited (to)
Hokkaido squirrel (subspecies of red squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris orientis)
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
to die; (lit.) to become bones
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously