snow shoveling (shovelling); snow clearing; snow removal; snow shovel; snow plow; snow plough
sports-minded; sports-oriented
head temple of a sect; (organizational) headquarters; (organisational) headquarters
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to drop; to let fall; to omit
practice; practising; training; study
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
town; city; municipal; urban
almost every day; almost daily
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
can't help worrying; besides myself with worry
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
getting free admission on the strength of one's name; being let in somewhere because one is recognized
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
visiting another school (e.g. of kendo) and defeating each member in a fight
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
several people; a few people
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
directly opposite; right in front
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)