to feign ignorance; to evade one's responsibilities; to slip away; to abscond
the whole sky; the firmament; the heavens; the empyrean
brightness of snow; reflected light of snow; (by) snow light
European-style; Western; Occidental
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
elegance; grace; festal song (genre of the Shi Jing)
calamity; disaster; great misfortune; grand climacteric
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
harvested grain; harvested rice ears
office; official; chief; head; person (usually a woman) who officiates at religious ceremonies (on the Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa)
knitting; knitted material; crochet
to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
about the same; about equal to; close match
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
apathetic; lackadaisical; indolent; weak; feeble; effeminate
Greater Tokyo Metropolitan area; metropolitan area (of a capital)
to feel refreshed; to feel more cheerful; to feel better
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
to continue to rain or snow
(depending on) how; (depending on) what; nature (of); what is ...?; how is ...?; what will be ...?
deep regret; great sorrow; bitter grief
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
bright white (esp. for snow and ice); brilliant white
pole; trolley pole; pole (unit of length or area); rod; (opinion) poll
whistling arrow used to signal the start of battle; start (e.g. of a movement); beginning; dawn
(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
genealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree
man of letters; literary man
solely; entirely; only; sharing; together
student teacher; trainee teacher
love story; romance; love affair
to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
thinning hair; sparse hair (as in balding)