look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
secret passage; underground passage; loophole; hole one can go through; opening
wide turn; detour; the long way around
because of this; thanks to this; due to this
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
spending one night ahead (e.g. at a hotel near the airport the night before catching a flight); spending the night before
in the mountains; among the mountains
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
snowy mountain; permanently snow-covered mountain; pile of snow; Himalayas
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
hut (esp. on a mountain); shack; refuge; shanty
business; trade; operations; sales
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
hibernation; staying indoors during winter
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
bright white (esp. for snow and ice); brilliant white
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
inside one's heart; in one's mind
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous