yuki-onna (spirit in Japanese folklore); snow woman
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
regulation; adjustment; control
function; facility; faculty; feature
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
to begin to walk; to set out
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
time; season; period; phase; stage
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
violet (any flower of genus Viola, esp. the Fuji dawn, Viola mandshurica)
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
keeping silent; saying nothing at all
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)