hypothesis; supposition; assumption
metal fittings; metal fixtures
to tighten; to press hard
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
talk; recital; narration; topic
complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
badness; evilness; bad; evil
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
father and mother; parents
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
to stop (plug) one's ears
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
quiet; still; surreptitious
to extend; to expand; to spread out
brightness of snow; reflected light of snow; (by) snow light
amount of light; quantity of light
cheekbones; zygomatic bone; malar bone
face; looks; vestiges; trace
to tire of; to lose interest in; (arch.) to be satisfied; (arch.) to enjoy; (arch.) to do adequately
without accident; uneventfully; without ...
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation