winter vacation; winter holidays
factory; plant; mill; workshop
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
considerably; greatly; a lot
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
along; parallel to; in accordance with
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
drawing; painting; doodling; sketching
at the window; by the window; next to the window
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to become greasy; to be oil-stained
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
nothing but; except; no more than
daily meals; three regular meals a day
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
existence; being; presence
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend