to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
coating of snow; blanket of snow
terraced fields; terraced farm
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
argument based on personal impressions
that's true; of course; obviously
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
slope; slanting surface; bevel
avalanche; snowslide; avalanche; avalanche jōseki
fear makes the wolf bigger than he is; things are not as scary as they seem; (lit.) the ghost, when examined closely, is withered silver grass
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
massing (of troops); gathering
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
outside world; physical world
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
explosive; blasting powder
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
way (of doing); manner; method
intuition; instinct; hunch
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
fortune; fate; chance; coincidence; (stroke of) luck
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
funeral; burial; condolence
to be stranded; to be forced to stay; to be obliged to stay
to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)
light; easy; non-serious; minor