snow country; snowy region
whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place
poor village; desolate village; lonely village; remote village
tearing (along a perforated edge); peeling off (a plastic film, sticker, etc.)
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
edge of the eaves; house frontage
arrow (symbol); (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)
turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
dry Japanese confectionery; dry Japanese sweets
feeling of a house or a room
with a creak; with a squeak; (packing) tightly; with a squeeze; relentlessly (criticize, complain, etc.); severely
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
to change (to); to switch (to); to be replaced (by)
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
port city; harbor city; harbour city
sound of a camera shutter; sound of water splashing
scribbling; doodling; graffiti
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
writing pressure; pen pressure; strength of a brushstroke
blank space; margin; blank canvas
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
back of a stone monument; inscription on the back of a stone monument
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal
performing style; acting style
to become enraged; to blow one's top; to lose it; to flip out
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to go straight to one's head (of alcohol); to feel the effects (of an illness); to lose one's wits
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here