result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
blizzard; furious snowstorm
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons
piercing (cold); biting (wind)
to warm oneself (e.g. at a fire)
poor thing!; pour soul!; what a pity!
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
scorpionfish; marbled rockfish (Sebastiscus marmoratus)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
last week; the week before
Japanese fir (Abies firma); momi fir
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels