to blaze; to burn brightly
snow scene; snowscape; snowy landscape
midwinter; dead of winter
mechanical pencil; automatic pencil; propelling pencil
after school (at the end of the day)
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
wearing one's hair in braids
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to roll up (sleeves, skirt, etc.); to tuck up; to pull up
jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform top; sweatsuit; tracksuit; Jersey (cattle)
fluffy; lumpy (e.g. clothing); uneven; bulging (e.g. muscles)
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; large swarm
seashore; coast; seaside; waterfront; beach
anchorage; anchoring; mooring
mottled pattern; patchy pattern
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
sad; sorrowful; melancholy; plaintive
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
collapse of a bubble economy; economic bubble burst
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
unmarried person; bachelor; spinster
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryō system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
studio apartment; studio flat
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)