surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
leaving a device on (e.g. TV, air conditioner); leaving something engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)
house-sitting; house-sitter; caretaker or keeper (official post in the Edo period)
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
lukewarm; tepid; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
medley (of food, songs, etc.); (snow or sand) drift
snowflake (cluster of ice crystals)
yuki-onna (spirit in Japanese folklore); snow woman
to puzzle; to perplex; to bewilder; to delude; to mislead; to fascinate
ghost that appears at sea during a shipwreck; something strange or suspicious; idiot; fool; noh mask for roles involving dead or ghost characters
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
brightness of snow; reflected light of snow; (by) snow light
half the face; one side; half; the other side; the reverse; the contrary
kerchief worn by women in former times in Japan in cold weather, covering the whole head (except eyes)
somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
to shake off; to throw off
upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
traditional married woman's hair style with an oval chignon on top; men's hairstyle (Edo period)
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
to invite in; to show someone in
married woman; another's wife
dark (color); concentrated; thick
projection; reflection; image; match; harmony
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
English writing; English sentence; English text; English literature; English lit
non-degree course for graduates
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation