to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
to rise; to erect; to get up
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
overhanging snow; cornice
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to shake one's head (in denial)
bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan
great difference; big difference; wide margin
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides); mawworm; (metaphor for) location of one's feelings or sentiments; (metaphor for) empty stomach; feeling of hunger
long ago; already; a long time ago
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to water down; to dilute with water
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
remaining quantity; residual quantity
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; foothills
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
start; origin; beginnings
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
snow scene; snowscape; snowy landscape