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spray of snow (smoke-like)

2

made of iron

2

shovel; spade; scoop

3

to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out

1

inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round

1

half-crazed; frantic

1

desperate; hopeless

5

possibly; by some possibility; perhaps

2

(saying) with one voice; unanimously; in chorus; in unison; as one

1

walking; going on foot

3

inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip

1

loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft

1

animal trail; game trail

4

to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb

2

to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out; (arch.) to lose motivation; (arch.) to get discouraged

3

root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base

6

not caring; not giving a damn

1

smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious

1

to encourage; to cheer

1

sudden; abrupt; unexpected

1

to make even; to make smooth; to make level; to average

2

to perceive; to grasp (the situation)

1

in the trees

1

dome-shaped

1

mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut

19

compacting snow; compacted snow

1

extra-large; king-size; highest (priority, urgency, etc)

1

manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling

1

to dig through; to drill into; to excavate

2

pine tree

11

durability; persistence; stamina; endurance; staying power

1

backing (an initiative, candidate, etc.); support; backing up (another player); covering; backup

1

tearoom; tea house; tea-ceremony room; tea arbour; tea arbor

1

small entrance to a tea ceremony room (through which guests enter on their knees)

1

to bind together

1

reed screen

1

blanket

2

kinky hair; frizzy hair; unruly hair; curly hair

2

to mistake (for something or someone else); to misread; to misjudge

2

sliding down (a slope, mountainside); slipping down

1

to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over

1

around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing

1

Squonk

25

laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow

1

a long time ago

1

rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); coarse; catching fish with a net

1

(rolling) along; (rolling) over and over; with a bright, ringing sound (e.g. of a bell); (laughing) in a bright, high-pitched tone; (changing) frequently (of opinions, conversation topic, etc.); constantly; (losing) all too easily

2

bundling up (in layers of clothes)

1

paper garment

1

highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest

1