extreme cold; intense cold; coldest season; midwinter
to crack; to develop a crack
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
to blossom; to flower; to bloom
refinement; elegance; grace
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
smooth; flat; featureless; uneventful; noppera-bō; mythical being with flat featureless face
sheltered upbringing; person who has had a sheltered upbringing; (lit.) hothouse upbringing
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
floundering while nearly drowning; suffering
(not) merely; (not) simply
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
probability; likelihood; chances
imitation; similar article; similar goods
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
nesting hole; burrow; den
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
washing machine (laundry)
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
one's frame of mind; way one looks at things
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
multi-course menu; multi-course dining
piece; fragment; one (object)
ten; 10; ten years of age
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind