temporary; transitory; short-lived
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
tediously (explain, complain, etc.); repeatedly; persistently; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
surrounding countries; neighboring countries; neighbouring countries
isolated place; out-of-the-way place; remote part of the land
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
tremendous snowfall; heavy snow
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
northern part; the north (of a region)
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
calling by name; designation; nomination
calculation; estimation; computation
luck in competitions; luck in gambling
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to cry and beg for mercy; to apologize in tears
resentful; bitter; reproachful; regrettable; disappointing; frustrating
crowbar; bar (unit of pressure); bar; café
to allow; to let (someone) do; to make (someone) do
slow-witted person; dimwit; halfwit; faded, dull-colored eggplant
Unagi Pie (palmier containing eel extracts, made by Shunkado)
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice