passing the winter; hibernation
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to pick up; to find; to gather
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
aviary; henhouse; chicken house
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
comfort (in living place)
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
adds force or indicates command
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
honorific/polite/humble prefix
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money