all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
curious; strange; unusual
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
frizzy (hair); wiry; sizzling; frizzling; stingingly (of heat or cold); painfully
feel when biting; manner of enunciation
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
to stay in one's heart; to be enduringly memorable; to be unforgettable
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
(feeling) impatient; irritated; irritating; frustrated; frustrating; vexed
distant look; faraway look
scratch; graze; scrape; minor damage
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
also known as; also called
Steller's sea eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus)
natural monument; protected species (animal, habitat, etc.)
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
aimlessly; by chance; accidentally; casually; suddenly; unexpectedly
eagle (Accipitridae family)
Japanese serow (Capricornis crispus)
Niigata (city, prefecture)
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
Asian black bear (Selenarctos thibetanus); moon bear
village; human habitation; human settlement
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
life; living; I; me; student
warrior; soldier; samurai; government official serving the imperial court during the Nara period
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
cookie; biscuit; cookie; browser cookie
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
increase in sophistication; enhancement of functionality; increase in speed; upgrading
evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring