wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
perfect; just right; ideal
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
to happen to meet; to come across
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
close; intimate; on good terms
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
much less; to say nothing of
Paloh (Malaysia); Paro (Bhutan)
first snow (of the season); first snowfall
tale; short story; sketch comedy; skit
to crumple (up); to wrinkle; to rub thoroughly
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
pet cat; beloved cat; ailurophilia; fondness for cats
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
promising without due consideration
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
speech; expression; wording; language
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
beautician; cosmetician; hairdresser; hair stylist
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease