confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
frost columns; ice needles
stealthy steps; soft steps
getting (very) cold; becoming (much) colder; chill; cooling down (of economic activity); slowdown; decline
from A to Z; in every particular; all without exception; in everything; through and through; (lit.) from one to ten
unexpectedly; surprisingly
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
(this) small amount; (such a) paltry amount; only this much; slightest bit
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
to give in (after initially resisting); to yield; to concede; (lit.) to break (one's) horn
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
late at night; at a late hour
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed
hallway slippers; indoor shoes; overshoes; rubbers; galoshes
night-clothes; heavy kimono-like quilt
to bathe; to receive (an honor, etc.)
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
enamel; enamelled metalware (sinks, pots, etc.)
wash basin; wash bowl (incl. portable bowl in a public bath)
perspiration given off during sleep; sweating while sleeping; night sweats
to pack; to box; to package
clothes hook; clothes hanger
to copy; to duplicate; to describe; to depict; to imitate; to model after
thickly; viscously; stickily; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
to rub in (e.g. cream into the skin); to grind and mix (e.g. pepper into miso)
wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
nothing much (of one's own gift, etc.)
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing
to die; (lit.) to become bones
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
physical weariness; sense of fatigue; washed-out feeling
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr