mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
to irritate; to offend; to provoke; to get on one's nerves
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to flare up; to burst into flames
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
evaporation; dispersion; dissipation
to be hideously burned; to be burned raw
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
chance (of success); odds
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)
babysitting; babysitter; nanny; taking care of; looking after; accompanying
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)