great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
reception; acceptance; enjoyment; being given
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
hut (esp. on a mountain); shack; refuge; shanty
home area; home town; local
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
and; thereupon; because of that
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
sprinkling; dropping in small light bits
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
daimyo's alternating Edo residence; official attendance service (by a daimyo in the Edo period)
feudal retainer or warrior
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
to throw something to each other; to pass something back and forth; to bandy something around; to take part in a pitching duel
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
snowy mountain; permanently snow-covered mountain; pile of snow; Himalayas
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
to half-rise to one's feet
with stealthy steps; with noiseless footsteps; on tiptoe; stealthily
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
yuki-onna (spirit in Japanese folklore); snow woman
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy