far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
frost columns; ice needles
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
surroundings; environs; circumference
each house; every house; many houses
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
remaining snow; lingering snow
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
scrape-scrape; (with a) scraping sound
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
in the meanwhile; during the time
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to sprout; to put forth buds
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter