leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
seasonal change of clothing; changing one's dress for the season; renovation; facelift; redesign
yuki-onna (spirit in Japanese folklore); snow woman
being postponed; being shelved; being put on hold; putting in storage; thing put in storage
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
naturally; of course; understandably
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
no skin off my nose; somebody else's problem; (lit.) fire on the opposite shore
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
spectacle; striking display; spectacular (scene, film, etc.); extravaganza; big-budget production
to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
to put one's heart and soul (into); to completely devote oneself (to)
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated
wearing one's hair in braids
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn
wicked tongue; abusive language
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
script; libretto; scenario
trailing; chasing after; imitation; copy
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on
knitting; knitted material; crochet
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times