to rebuke; to scold harshly
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
throwaway; disposable; single-use
pocket heater; hand warmer; heater pack
simple; simplified; easy; plain
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
corporate drone; corporate slave
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
incoming call history; log of incoming calls
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
just because; even if; even though
hotel charge; lodging expense
transit (passenger); connecting (flight); transfer (ticket)
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram
weather forecast; weather report
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering
in a little while; in a bit
mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
to freeze to death; to die of cold
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple