steady; honest; sober; straightforward
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
long ago; a long time ago; already
way (of doing); manner; method; means
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
flexible (of people); open-minded
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
phase transition; phase change; phase transformation
taiji (in Chinese philosophy, the principle that embodies all potential things, incl. time and space)
charm; talisman; tally; sign; mark; fu
element; chemical element; (classical) element (e.g. earth, water, air, fire); (arch.) origin; (arch.) source
water vapour; water vapor; steam
zero degrees (Celsius); freezing point; zero (on a scale)
hundred times; hundred degrees
combination; union; binding; bond
meaning; significance; sense
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
blizzard; furious snowstorm
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
death from cold; freezing to death
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to have a reason; to have an excuse
to cut corners; to be shoddy