meeting to show respect for the aged
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
preliminary investigation; preliminary inquiry; preparation (for a class); going over one's lessons (in advance); studying ahead
castle site; ruins of a castle
coating of snow; blanket of snow
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
heavy outfit designed to keep out the cold
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
house building; building a house; style of a house; appearance of a house
row of houses; each house; every house; every door
school route; street used by students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
government and municipal offices; public agencies
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
placing ropes or wires around trees to protect them from the snow; ropes stretched from the top of a tree to the lower branches to prevent their breaking under heavy snow
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
living together; coexistence
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
to squeeze out; to wring out
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
resentment; indignation; anger
that; the matter in question
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
fair; fair ball; fair (event)
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)