to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
gun; firearm; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
midwinter; dead of winter
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
staying up all night; all-night vigil
training; drill; practice; discipline
paper-covered lamp or lantern
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
veranda with bamboo flooring
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
how many years; how long; what year
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
windless; calm; no-wind; quiet (state of affairs); peaceful; stable
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
blizzard; furious snowstorm
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow