mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut
look; glance; (at first) sight
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
stole; scarf; stall (of an engine or aircraft); stall (cattle)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
it is easier to do something than worry about it; fear overruns the danger; (lit.) it is easier to bear (a child) than to worry about it
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
black-footed cat (Felis nigripes)
emergency staircase; emergency stairs
underwear; underclothes; lingerie; chemise; singlet
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
mimicking a bird or animal call; imitating a call or a sound
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
curfew; lockdown; grounding
prohibited item; banned item
without permission; without notice
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
school rules; school regulations
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
at all costs; at any cost; surmounting all difficulties
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
head of year; teacher in charge of all classes for a whole year
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives