to rage; to be fierce; to be excited
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
glowing ember (either red hot charcoal or the glowing remains of burnt firewood); live charcoal
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
flare skirt; flared skirt
sobriety; soberness; sober face
toast; congratulatory cup
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
as promised; true to one's promise
New Year's Eve; end of the year
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping
being kept standing (without doing anything); remaining on one's feet; beggar; tramp; prostitute; streetwalker; tout (for a hostess bar)
powder snow; powdery snow
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
repetition; iteration; recursion; recurrence; recapitulation
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
using every trick (in the book)
one's house; one's home; one's family
to name; to take a second name or alias; to announce; to boast; to declare
former husband; late husband
to close down a business; to shut a business
late at night; at a late hour
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
bowing while pressing three fingers of each hand on floor
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
one's figure during sleep
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons