whole nation; whole land; whole country
to continue to rain or snow
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
head of year; teacher in charge of all classes for a whole year
as you see; as you can see; in accordance with what you see
(arch.) to sink; (arch.) to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
look of the sky (esp. of bad weather); weather; course (of events); situation; way the wind is blowing
avalanche; snowslide; avalanche; avalanche jōseki
lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)
cops and robbers (hide-and-seek game)
cops and robbers (hide-and-seek game)
tag (children's game); tig
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
spine; backbone; spinal column
strict; formal; strait-laced; stuffy; prudish; serious
broadcasting station; broadcaster
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
snow shoveling (shovelling); snow clearing; snow removal; snow shovel; snow plow; snow plough
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
charge (of something); matter in one's charge; (one's) assignment; (one's) job
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
rut; wheel track; furrow; groove; (fig.) footsteps; (fig.) wake
starting work (on); setting to work (on); commencing (a crime); playing (a move)
to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)
using all one's strength; using all one's might
individual differences; personal equation
crunch crunch; thud thud; tramp tramp
mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
light-emitting diode; LED