cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
because of; owing to; due to
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
snow country; snowy region
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
Hakodate (city in Hokkaido)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
to recall; to remember; to recollect
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
don't you think?; indicates question
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
is that so?; I see; right; oh
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
adds vagueness and indirectness to the word or phrase it is used with
feeling restless; feeling nervous; fidgety; distracted