vague; obscure; dim; indistinct; ambiguous
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
unqualified person; ineligible person; unsuitable person; incompetent person
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
early winter; tenth month of the lunar calendar
inland districts; inland areas
draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons
oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin
gas (as a fuel); gas (state of matter); poison gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove; gas cooker
making practical; making useful; implementing
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
every year; yearly; annually
poor village; desolate village; lonely village; remote village
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
coastal region; coastal area; coastline
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
General Winter; hard winter; Jack Frost
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
disorder; confusion; chaos
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
passing the winter; hibernation
to clamber; to climb with hands and feet; to crawl up; to creep up
this and that; one thing or another
to blame; to find fault with
loss of samurai status and confiscation of territory and property (Edo-period punishment)
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
wintertime; winter season
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity