these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
first snow (of the season); first snowfall
wintertime; winter season
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to expel (from the body); to let off (a fart); to utter (a lie, nonsense, etc.); to say; to do
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
assistant engineer; (telegraph) operator
royal capital; imperial capital
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
several hundred; hundreds (of)
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
scale; scope; plan; structure
to live; to reside; to inhabit
society; public; community; social studies
to say without hesitation; to assert boldly; to declare flatly; to rebuff (someone's argument); to argue down; to talk down
to be stunned; to be surprised; (lit.) one's eyes turn into dots (as in a cartoon)
socializing; getting on with people; personal relations
tedious; boring; being fed up with
when; how soon; how long until