first snow (of the season); first snowfall
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to press a question; to cross-examine
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to need; to call for; to require
on countless occasions; many a time
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to affect; to impact; to influence
summertime; summer season
wintertime; winter season
thing that reminds one of a particular season; poem about natural scenery; poem about a particular season
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
schedule; program; programme; agenda
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease
stable supply; reliable supply
Emperor Nintoku; Nintoku Tenno
each house; every house; many houses
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to feel sorrow for
(practice of) simplicity and frugality; scrimping and saving
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
people; citizens; subjects; folk
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
nightlife districts; drinking districts
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson