vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
retired and quiet; secluded
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
old-fashioned and tasteful
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
being proficient in both; combine both
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
Ishikawa prefecture (Hokuriku area)
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
placing ropes or wires around trees to protect them from the snow; ropes stretched from the top of a tree to the lower branches to prevent their breaking under heavy snow
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
studless winter tire (tyre)
snow shoveling (shovelling); snow clearing; snow removal; snow shovel; snow plow; snow plough
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
height of; middle of; full bloom
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
entrance fee; admission fee; admission; entrance charge; admission charge
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
fetish; passion; enthusiasm
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final