withering of vegetation in winter; winter decay; winter-blight; bleakness of winter; business slump in winter (esp. in February)
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
panorama; panoramic painting
amount of light; quantity of light
to get off; to abandon (a ship or vehicle)
to peel off; to come off; to flake off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
car model; type of (wheeled) vehicle; vehicle classification
to reach out (for); to extend one's reach (towards); to set one's sights (on); to work towards (getting, becoming, etc.); to put out a feeler; (lit.) to extend one's tentacles
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
forgetting; lapse of memory
fallacy; fallacious argument
error; mistake; slip; bug
every single word and phrase; word by word
creation; Creation (by God)
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
stratum; geological formation; layer; bed (coal, gravel, etc.)
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to intertwine; to twist together
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
stylish; smart; elegant; chic; refined; trim
eye measurement; measure with eye
soldier's equipment; war outfit; war fatigues; (wearing) soldier's fatigues
tanzaku; long, narrow strip of paper used for writing poetry, wishes, decorations, etc.; thin rectangle
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
exposure to wind; severe criticism
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
thousands; several thousand