finally; after; following; at the end (of)
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
deserted village; poor village
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
heavy flooding; disastrous flood; deluge; great flood (sent by a deity); flood myth
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
several minutes; a few minutes
periodic; regular; routine
self-deprecating; self-mocking
nausea; sickness in the stomach
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
cardiopulmonary arrest; showing no vital signs
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
chilly; unpleasantly cold
heavy outfit designed to keep out the cold
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
winter; wintertime; winter term
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
beyond that point; after that
juvenile delinquents roaming about the city in groups
remodeled car; remodelled car; hot rod
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)