swimming in the middle of winter or the cold season
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
victim; injured party; sufferer
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
offender; criminal; culprit
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
settlement; solution; resolution
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
arrest; apprehension; capture
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
to tire of playing; to become tired after playing
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
first dream of the New year (believed to foretell one's luck); (arch.) dream on the night of setsubun
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
February; second month of the lunar calendar
hee hee hee; hi hi hi; chuckling; snickering
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
height of; middle of; full bloom
to spend all of one's time in idle amusement
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
competitive entrance examinations for prestigious kindergartens and elementary schools