with a momentary flash of light
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
plan; idea; design; taste; liking; preference
playfulness; mischivousness; naughtiness
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
since when; from when; how long
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
at first; initially; in the beginning
Japanese giant flying squirrel (Petaurista leucogenys)
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
midwinter; dead of winter
particularly; only; in the case of
yuki-onna (spirit in Japanese folklore); snow woman
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
every year; yearly; annually
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
end; close; finish; end of play (in go)
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
to gain strength; to gather momentum; to be encouraged; to be heartened; to be invigorated; to take heart
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)