snowy; covered in deep snow
seeing off and meeting on return
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
ryokan; traditional Japanese inn
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
exactly; just; precisely; punctually; exactly on time
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
in public; in company; in the presence of others
exploitation; overuse; abuse
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed
musical instrument store; music shop
detailed inspection; thorough examination; checking
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
to choose (and take); to select; to pick (out)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.; onto a surface)
chilly; rather cold; somewhat cold
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
how it came about; how it originated; how it happened; the origins of the imbroglio
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
(young) person subsisting on part-time work; person whose livelihood is provided by part-time work
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
my personal (e.g. opinion)
accommodation fees; hotel charges; room charges
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control