to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
loose; promiscuous; quick; brisk; rash; thoughtless
human relations; personal relationships
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
coating of snow; blanket of snow
near oneself; close to one; familiar
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
first snow (of the season); first snowfall
to go to see (something, someone); to visit