to cast; to mint; to coin
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
a long time ago; in those days
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
northern mountains; mountains to the north
to dance; to perform a dance
youthful and endearing; rosy-cheeked and sweet
national crisis; national disaster
commander-in-chief; leader; head of a group of companies
one's place of appointment; one's post
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to decide (e.g. an outcome); to dictate; to determine
local Shinto deity; tutelary god
Rikuzen (former province located in parts of present-day Miyagi and Iwate prefectures)
to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
bride's silk floss headdress; clumps of snow (on tree branches, stones, etc.)
palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
to beat someone by ganging up on them
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
heavy snow; heavy snowfall; "major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)
spring (device); spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
wind and snow; snowstorm; blizzard; hardships
aspect; appearance; physiognomy (as an indication of one's fortune); aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
soon; before long; in the near future