wintering; passing the winter
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
piece of wood (cut from a larger piece); chip of wood; block of wood
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to blow out; to spout out
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
(short) run; drive; ride; spin
copper pheasant (Syrmaticus soemmerringii); mountain bird
smoked food; smoking (fish, meat, etc.); smoked
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
beyond that point; after that
breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; (lit.) to make (grind) one's body into dust
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may
just one person; only one
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)