glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
fixed paper-enclosed lantern; paper-covered wooden stand housing an (oil) lamp
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat
one's (living) environment
to get (much) colder; to deepen (cold); to feel cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bones; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.)
to be bad for health; to affect one's health
lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
New Year's Eve; end of the year
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
to call a person's attention (to)
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to pierce; to penetrate; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice); to feel keenly; to make a deep impression
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
to die; (lit.) to become bones
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
to knead again; to rework; to revise; to polish
to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
windfall; piece of good luck