yuki-onna (spirit in Japanese folklore); snow woman
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
artistry; artistic quality; artistic character
something like ...; something called ...
voluntary training; voluntary practice; free practice
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
General Winter; hard winter; Jack Frost
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
nostrils; wings of the nose
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
final hand of a game (i.e. south round, fourth hand)
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
to set (sun); to become dark
group; party; team; squad; section
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
glacial period; glacial epoch; glacial era; tough period; drought (of opportunities, jobs, etc.)
natural virtue; personal virtue
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
worthy of special mention
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
slope; incline; slope (of a linear function); gradient (vector calculus)
eyes and nose; looks; facial features; shape; form
to begin; to set about; to start
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to compete with; to vie for
idling away time; unproductively; slowly (moving); heavily; ponderously
precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation
large hill (in ski jumping); LH