to freeze to death; to die of cold
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
troubled face; worried expression
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to meet somebody by chance; to happen upon
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
support; backing; aid; assistance
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
tiled; covered with ceramic tiles
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
from here; from this place
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
tunnel; (mining) gallery; level; shaft; pit
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
to bring back; to restore
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to open some distance (e.g. with other people)