hibernation; winter sleep; brumation; torpor
top recommendation; something highly recommended
author; writer; novelist; artist
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
counter for books; volume
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
(looking) over the top of one's glasses; (looking) through a pair of glasses
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
to finish reading; to read through
to take off one's clothes; to undress; to strip naked; to become naked
to beat (e.g. eggs); to whip (e.g. cream); to whisk; to lather
one's dominant hand; person of ability; skilled person; master-hand
to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
wintertime; winter season
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
to cool oneself; to cool off; to enjoy the cool air
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
ground glass; frosted glass
rich person; wealthy person
rich person; wealthy person
private clinician; physician in private practice
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
university hospital; teaching hospital
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions
import; importation; introduction; afferent
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning
to fall in love (with); to love