painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
beyond that point; after that
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to thrust away; to send flying
to push aside; to brush aside
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
falling heavily (of rain, snow, etc.)
to burst open; to pop; to split
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
wind blowing snow down a mountain; removing snow from the roof of a house
snow shoveling (shovelling); snow clearing; snow removal; snow shovel; snow plow; snow plough
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
to throw on the fire; to burn
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
near; close; beside; third person
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way