mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut
to install; to equip; to mount
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
typeface; style of handwriting; calligraphic style
English letter; alphabetic character
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
running as fast as one can
to avoid; to dodge; to evade
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
expert; skilled hand; person of experience
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
surgery; surgical procedure
to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)
to take; to catch; to capture
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
stab wound; puncture wound; bite (e.g. from a insect); sting; prick
to push aside; to push one's way through
unladylike; unbecoming; immodest; unthinkable; impossible; ridiculous
shorts; panties; knickers
bust (measurement); breasts; bosom; bust (sculpture); half-length portrait
female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
quacking; cackling; loudly (snore, complain, argue, etc.); noisily; with a buzzing sound (e.g. speaker); with a crackling sound
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
to be stranded; to be forced to stay; to be obliged to stay