snowy; covered in deep snow
facing south; southern exposure
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
successive generations; successive emperors
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
imposingly; heavily; conspicuously; in a dignified manner
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
brave woman; heroine; lady of character; Amazon
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
to move forward; to move on
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
two guilty parties tried and punished together
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
approximation; having a close resemblance
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
ignoring; acting as if it is nothing
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble