to get out of bed; to show a leg
(not) in the slightest; (not) at all
chain (of); series (of); sequence; suite (e.g. of rooms)
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
imperial palace; person living in the imperial palace (esp. the emperor); festival dolls representing the emperor and the empress
to let one's hair hang down
to have a frost; to get frost; to become frosty; to become covered with frost
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
formal objection; opposition (e.g. to a patent)
objection; dissent; protest
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
first snow (of the season); first snowfall
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
sleet; daikon shavings; grated daikon; shaved ice topped with honey
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
seaside; seashore; coast; coastland
formal complaint (regarding conduct of a criminal case); appeal for reconsideration; protest
to remain married for life; to live as a married couple until death; to succeed in marrying
to recognize (by sound); to identify; to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.); to (listen and) understand; to listen to reason; to be reasonable
trend of the times; way things are going
obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see
physical strength; muscle strength