preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork
to set (sun); to become dark
before the gate; in front of the gate
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
extreme cold; intense cold; coldest season; midwinter
pale; pallid; bluish-white
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
rule; reign; government; governing
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
environment; surroundings; circumstances
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
on the occasion of; at the time of
things to note; matters that require attention; important points; considerations; precautions; suggestions
time limit; time restriction
heavy outfit designed to keep out the cold
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
dying; kicking the bucket; being ruined; being finished; ending in failure
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (of a cat)
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.; onto a surface)
(possession of) one feudal domain and one castle; being independent (acting without compromise or assistance); establishing only one castle in each feudal domain (edict issued by the shogunate in 1615)
being cleared (of doubt, misgivings, etc.); being dispelled; melting away; melting (of ice)