passing the winter; hibernation
nice; likeable; desirable
season; the times; opportunity; occasion
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
weather; fair weather; fine weather
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
vigilante; member of a vigilante group
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
adaptability; capacity to adapt; ability to adjust
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
low (level, value, price, etc.)
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
earning extra money (e.g. from a side job)
sharp (eyes, ears, etc.); keen; acute; sharp-witted; shrewd; clever
advantage; advantage (in soccer, rugby, etc.); advantage rule; advantage (in tennis)
secret; private; surreptitious
unsuitable; inappropriate; improper
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
urgency; exigency; emergency
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
to replace; to change (for a new one); to renew; to reassign (an expense); to charge (to a different account); to shift (a loss)
to continue to do; to persist in doing