mature woman; middle-aged woman
hereditary system; hereditary succession
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun
with an extreme cold (i.e. temperature); lonelily; lonesomely; (acting) coldly (toward someone)
drowning one's cares in drink; drinking in desperation
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
New Year's sake; spiced sake
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
childlike mind; judgment as a child (judgement)
to fall asleep; to sleep deeply
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
peace at any price (attitude); peace idiot; peace senility; complacency about peace
brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person
to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.); to cull; to run on a curtailed schedule; to cut down; to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
every evening; every night
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
consolation money; compensation for breaking off relations (e.g. with a mistress); settlement