ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
light color; light colour
compulsory; obligatory; mandatory
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
utmost limits; extremity; limit
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
voice quality; type of voice
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
Suō (former province located in the southeast of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
reality; actuality; hard fact
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
individual; private person; personal; private
no!; no no!; no, not at all
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
blizzard; furious snowstorm