thaw; defrosting; decompression (e.g. of a file); unpacking; extracting
cookware; cooking utensil
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
hut (esp. on a mountain); shack; refuge; shanty
to throw open; to leave open
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
semicircular; crescent-shaped; half-moon
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to blow through; to blow across
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
lack of physical exercise; insufficient exercise; inactivity
wild grasses; field grass; wildflowers
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
passage; path; route; one's way
to be charged with a mission
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to run through; to run past
seventh day of the month; seven days
to hang low over (e.g. clouds); (arch.) to seclude oneself (behind screens, curtain, etc.)
with a bump; with a clunk
snowflake (cluster of ice crystals)
to fall incessantly (rain, snow, etc.); to downpour
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland