cheerfully; joyously; joyfully; happily; lightheartedly; excitedly
on the least pretext; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance; at the drop of a hat
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to reschedule; to recompose; to recross (one's legs); to reset
interior light (train, etc.)
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
Kawabata Yasunari (1899-1972)
novel; story; (work of) fiction
beginning (of writing); opening passage (sentence, paragraph, etc.); written claim; bill
to buy in quantity; to buy a lot (of); to stock up (on); to lay in
two (long cylindrical things)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
complete change; about-face
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
hills and fields; countryside
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
children's story; fairy tale
illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.); picture
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
imagination; supposition; guess
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
brightness of snow; reflected light of snow; (by) snow light
anything and everything; just about everything
snow scene; snowscape; snowy landscape
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
in the future; another day; later
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
romanticist; romantic; dreamer
noon; midday; daytime; lunch