knitting; knitted material; crochet
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
soaked to the skin; like a drowned rat
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
to blaze; to burn brightly
hair (on the head); (a) hair
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
to cross one's mind; to spring to mind; to occur to one
to ask a question; to ask questions
hunting; shooting; game; quarry
traditional winter hunters in Tōhoku; matagi
hunting gun (usu. shotgun or rifle)
to catch (a wild animal or fish); to capture; to hunt; to win (a title, prize, etc.); to conquer
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to tan (leather, hide, etc.); to dress
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
snow country; snowy region
passing the winter; hibernation
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
for this very reason; that is exactly why
throat; important part; vital area
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
like this; this sort; this way
secret; hidden; unseen; inward
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
to stomp out (of a room, etc.); to storm out
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
chance; opportunity; occasion