middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
to get warm; to become warm
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
association; society; organization; organisation
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to peel off; to come off; to be taken off
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
to feign ignorance; to evade one's responsibilities
brightness of snow; reflected light of snow; (by) snow light
European style; Occidental
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
elegance; grace; festal song (genre of the Shi Jing)
calamity; disaster; great misfortune; grand climacteric
harvested grain; harvested rice ears
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
knitting; knitted material; crochet
to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
about the same; about equal to; close match
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
apathetic; lackadaisical; spiritless; physically weak; feeble; effeminate
the capital city (often Tokyo) area (typically within 50 km of city's centre) (center)
to feel refreshed; to feel more cheerful; to feel better
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to continue to rain or snow
how; in what way; circumstances