to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
falling heavily (of rain, snow, etc.)
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
deep inside; innermost place
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
to rain (or snow), keeping people indoors
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to dye; to colour; to color
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
heavy snowfall; white devil
to step over or across; to overcome
spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
collapsing in the street (from exhaustion, illness, etc.); falling dead in the street; person lying dead in the street
to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
conviction; belief; confidence