close; intimate; on good terms
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks; middle of nowhere
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
double doors (opening from the centre); double-opening from the centre (of doors, casement windows, etc.); filleting fish, chicken, etc. with a central cut and peeling back the flesh
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
Japan and the United Kingdom; Japanese-British; Anglo-Japanese; Japanese-English (translation, interpretation, etc.)
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
birds of prey (of order Falconiformes or Strigiformes); raptors
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
more haste, less speed; slow and steady wins the race
to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
flash; instant; lightning (speed)
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
undeserved honor (honour); too great an honour
person of common sense; common sense man
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
(financial) settlement; squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
not counted (in the score); not tallied
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting