up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked
to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)
disentanglement puzzle; wire puzzle
empty-handed; unarmed; lacking funds
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
heavy snow; heavy snowfall; "major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
tremendous snowfall; heavy snow
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to undergo surgery; to have an operation
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
to freeze; to refrigerate
all around; as far as the eye can see
to cool; to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
landing (on the ground); landing place; terminal; (shipping) destination; outcome; final result
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
wide; extensive; comprehensive; far-reaching; widespread
extensive; vast range; wide scope
military service; combat experience
which can exist solely due to the presence of; whose existence is determined entirely by; which owes everything to