clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
although; though; despite the fact that ...
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
long face; looking dejected
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
daffodil (esp. Narcissus tazetta var. chinensis); narcissus
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
imperial palace; shrine; Grand Empress Dowager; Empress Dowager; woman of imperial lineage who has borne a child; elderly woman of imperial lineage
boxed lunch bought at a station (often a local specialty); sexual position in which one person stands supporting the other
bare rock; rock surface; rock face
premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
touting; tout; barker; pander
powder snow; powdery snow
weasel (esp. the Japanese weasel, Mustela itatsi); mustelid (any other member of the weasel family, incl. badgers, martens, minks, ferrets, otters, polecats, stoats, skunks, etc.)
ticket barrier; ticket gate; wicket
to be delirious with fever; to have a feverish dream; (fig.) to be crazy about something
rare; extraordinary; singular
brightness of snow; reflected light of snow; (by) snow light
nothing to sneeze at; pretty impressive
health preservation; recuperation; recreation
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled