according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
logs in bark; rough wood; unseasoned timber; new lumber
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to write to; to send word to; to hand over (official business)
as usual; as is one's habit
hut (esp. on a mountain); shack; refuge; shanty
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
hunting; shooting; game; quarry
quiet; dependable; uniform; (politically) moderate
man of virtue; wise man; person of high rank; the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)
unprecedented; never seen before
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
to curve; to twist; to be rebellious
natural virtue; personal virtue
(arch.) beast (esp. one used for its meat, such as a boar or a deer); hunting (of animals such as boar, deer, etc.)
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
powder snow; powdery snow
upper half of the body; upper body
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
fireside; hearth; by the fire
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
clearly; distinctly; vividly
genuine; authentic; true; real
giant; woodsman; alpinist
to run around; to bustle about
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born