cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
cannon (esp. high-velocity artillery)
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
blood spilt from the body; blood circulating within the body (often as a metaphor for strong emotion or hot-bloodedness)
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
Christmas; Nativity; celebration of the birthday of a saint or great man
January; first month of the lunar calendar
sixth day of the month; six days
organ (musical instrument)
from the viewpoint of; according to
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
extreme cold; intense cold; coldest season; midwinter
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
almost every day; almost daily
A Christmas Cantata (Honegger)
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
last week; the week before
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
don't worry; there's no need to worry
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
to feel depressed; to be down
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner