information; making a report (to a superior)
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
extreme cold; intense cold; coldest season; midwinter
heavy snow; "major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
unavoidably; necessarily; inevitably
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
shout of victory; cry of triumph
in the meantime; meanwhile
daily life; daily living; waking up and going to sleep
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
early spring; beginning of spring; first month of the lunar calendar
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
special Nara-period administrative division for areas containing a detached palace (Yoshino and Izumi); secretary; third highest-ranking officials in the Dazaifu
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting to write (call, visit, etc.); failing to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
please; somehow or other; one way or another
Asura; demigod; fighting; carnage; sledge (for conveying large rocks, logs, etc.); log slide
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
turn of fortune; twist of fate
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
whenever they come together