to take someone's life; to kill someone
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
erratic; offbeat; wild; unconventional; extraordinary; weird
to be exhausted; to be worn out
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
shell (of a crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; (person's) back; years of experience
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
(being) unable to look someone in the eye; (being) too ashamed to face (someone)
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
fishing industry; fishery
skill; expertise; experience; proficiency; mastery; dexterity
bow (of a boat); prow; stem; head
bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)
steering a ship; controlling; maneuvering; piloting
wearing thick clothes; dressing warmly
to warm oneself (e.g. at a fire)
kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
place that is cool in the summer; place one goes to escape the heat of summer; summer retreat
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
new land; new world; new sphere of activity
shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; snow cone; sno-cone
all-you-can-eat; eating as much as one likes
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
to embrace; to hug; to have; to possess; to command; to lead
evacuees; displaced persons; refugees
to keep (a person) waiting
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
readiness to die; (in the) face of death
lawless area; lawless district
to feel like an idiot; to make a fool of yourself
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
thinking nothing of ...; undaunted by ...; in defiance of ...; in spite of ...; in the face of ...; ignoring ...
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
difference; discrepancy; variation
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke