low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
reopening; resumption; restarting
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
(very) patient; persevering
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
effective temperature; wind-chill index (factor)
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
moment by moment; hour by hour
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
just because; even if; even though
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
hot spring; mineral spring; salon offering beauty treatments, weight reduction, relaxation, etc.; spaghetti
to chop off; to snip off; to cut off (e.g. a conversation); to fire (a person)
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
form; method; system; formula
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
complete change; about-face
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
(made of) stone; stone-built
heavy outfit designed to keep out the cold
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))