barefoot; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
trash can; garbage can; rubbish bin; dustbin
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
classical music; classic; classical; classic (work); the classics
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
heroic; fierce; grand; sublime; magnificent
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
ryokan; traditional Japanese inn
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
self-immolation; burning oneself to death; suicide by fire
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
as stated; verbatim; literally
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
occurrence; happening; incident; event
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
yes or no answer; agreement or disagreement; consent or refusal
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
to stop walking; to pause
point worthy of note; good point; part worth seeing; (signs of) promise; good prospects (for the future)
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand