to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
heavy snow; "major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
wind and snow; snowstorm; blizzard; hardships
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
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)
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
attendance (at a meeting)
majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
chief; main; principal; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
ruling party; government party; party in power; government
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
Tokaido (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
being buried; remaining unknown; being forgotten; being absorbed (e.g. in research); being immersed
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
action; operation; effect; function
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
the year end; end of the year; last days of the year
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
louse (esp. a sucking louse); lice
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
enemy territory; hostile place