light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
without cause; without reason
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
wintry mountain; mountain that is often climbed during the winter
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
time for ...; time to ...; good opportunity to ...; season
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to feel itchy; to itch; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
retention; maintenance; preservation
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going