to gape; to open one's mouth wide
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name
Northern Europe; Nordic countries; Scandinavia
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
the ways of the world; human nature
snowy mountain; permanently snow-covered mountain; pile of snow; Himalayas
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
hut (esp. on a mountain); shack; refuge; shanty
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
yuki-onna (spirit in Japanese folklore); snow woman
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
fear; dread; fright; willies
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
advance party; advance team; advance group; vanguard unit
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
biting (cold); severe; intense; piercing
listening (to a lecture, hearing, parliament session, etc.); attending (without participating); sitting in (e.g. on a meeting); observing
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
to entertain; to make welcome
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
identifiable; personalized
right in the middle (of); midst; height
laptop (computer); notebook (computer)
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
at the present time; as of now; at this time
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
certain evidence; definite evidence
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
three noble families (Kan'in, Kazan'in, and Nakanoin or Koga); three branch Tokugawa families (Owari, Kii, and Mito)
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring