living in peace; living a quiet life; being content with one's present position; being satisfied with one's lot
wandering people; nomadic tribe
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
place to go; person to turn to; person to depend on
light; lamp; baiting deer with a lighted torch
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
mountain hare (Lepus timidus); blue hare; white hare; rabbit made of snow with leaves for ears and red berries for eyes
mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
speaker; narrator; speaker (of a language)
Afro (hairstyle); Afro-; African
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
safety zone; traffic island
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; campfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; (unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
cooperation; collaboration; association; community; communal use; common possession
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
undesirable friend; bad company; bad companion; partner-in-crime (i.e. good friend); close friend; buddy
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); suddenly (appearing, coming out, etc.); distractedly; absentmindedly
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander