hibernation; winter sleep; torpor
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
thaw; defrosting; decompression (e.g. of a file); unpacking; extracting
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
tall figure; high stature
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
shirataki noodles; white noodles made from konjak starch, often used in sukiyaki; waterfall resembling a white sheet
semi-transparent; translucent
packing; packaging; face mask; face pack; puck
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
tool; implement; means; furniture
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
discovery; detection; finding
again; once more; a second time
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
shape of a globe; globe shape; spherical
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
reaching the winning post; reaching the finish; making the goal; getting married
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
hanging banner; hanging screen; curtain
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
ornamental ball-shaped scent bag; decorative paper ball (for festive occasions)
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to give a round of applause; to applaud
after that; afterwards; thereafter
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely