mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut
gar (any fish of family Lepisosteidae); garfish; garpike
snow shoveling (shovelling); snow clearing; snow removal; snow shovel; snow plow; snow plough
work of art; artwork; objet d'art
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
threat; intimidation; menace
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
overreliance on others; excessive babyishness; spoiled person (esp. child)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to become settled; to be fixed
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
environment; circumstance
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
aggressiveness; competitive spirit; fighting spirit
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
to knead well; to polish; to refine
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
to burst open; to pop; to split
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap