quadruped walking; walking on four legs
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
traditional winter hunters in Tōhoku; matagi
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
local authority; local government; locality; local self-governing body; municipality
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
when; how soon; how long until
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
able-bodied; robust; sturdy; strong
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
to jump up and down; to hop
trudging (along); plodding; slowly and with heavy steps
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
I don't want to boast but
(person with) no sense of direction; poor sense of locality
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
to take into consideration; to use one's discretion
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
stepwise; one step at a time
carrying (someone) in one's arms; princess carry; bridal carry
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)
sense of relief; feeling of relief
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
defense; defence; protection