to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
considerably; greatly; a lot
clatter; clank; rattling; capsule toy vending machine
to spread; to be propagated
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
for the first time in one's life
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
sleet; daikon shavings; grated daikon; shaved ice topped with honey
difficult to ...; hard to ...
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to gain strength; to have energy
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to adhere to; to stick to; to cling to
to have a meal; to take a meal
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
feigned; pretending (not to know)
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to reveal one's (poor) upbringing (through poor manners, etc.); to betray one's origin; to give oneself away
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
winter vacation; winter holidays
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to choke; to have trouble breathing
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
electric line; electric cable; power cable; telephone line; telegraph wire
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
drift (of snow, leaves, etc.); hangout for social dropouts
to move forward; to move on
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins