ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
sanity; soundness of mind; prudence and discretion; (arch.) drunkenness
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
being tanned by sunlight reflected from snow; snow-burn
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
moment by moment; hour by hour
somewhat cold; a bit chilly
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
freezing weather; agar-agar; vegetable gelatin
frost columns; ice needles
trough; gutter; water pipe; coulisse (of a sword blade)
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
to tie up; to bind; to tuck up (clothes, etc.)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
futon (laid on the floor); (Japanese) mattress; underquilt; sleeping mat
sunken kotatsu; low table over a hole in the floor (may have a heat source underneath and a hanging quilt to retain warmth)
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
on the occasion of; at the time of
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish