the way back; the way home; return trip
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to indicate; to show; to point to
several people; a few people
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
celebration; auspicious occasion
official business; public business
news; word; tidings; omen
nightlife districts; drinking districts
interested person; volunteer; supporter
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
good humour (humor); good mood
to become frosted; to become frosty
snow boots; yuki-gutsu; traditional Japanese snow boots made of straw
frost columns; ice needles
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
greeting; a fine thing to say
to become possible; to become able to (do)
starvation; famine; hunger
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
snowy; covered in deep snow
please; somehow or other; one way or another
definite; final; decisive; conclusive