to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
unprecedented; never seen before
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to carry around; to be roundabout (speech, actions, etc.); to be indirect
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
blizzard; furious snowstorm
bare rock; rock surface; rock face
precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
the country; countryside; rural districts; cultivated land; fields
direct unforked road; straight path
good (condition); going well; fine; smooth
scenic; beautiful; picturesque
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
mountain hut (esp. one that offers lodging to climbers and hikers); mountain cottage; mountain shanty
comparatively; relatively
to tread down so as to harden (soil, snow, etc.)
class; heading; group; category
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
classification by colour; sorting by color; color-coding; classification; sorting; grouping
to blow out; to spout out
sense of orientation; sense of direction
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
changeable; unsettled; inconstant; fickle (e.g. weather)
avalanche; snowslide; avalanche; avalanche jōseki
death from cold; freezing to death