marimo (variety of algae, Cladophora aegagropila); round green algae; Cladophora ball; lake ball; moss ball
jingisukan; grilled mutton and vegetable dish; slotted dome cast iron grill (used for jingisukan)
resident of Hokkaidō; citizen of Hokkaidō
to get (much) colder; to deepen (cold); to feel cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bones; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.)
(chemical) body warmer; heat pad; hand warmer
Chiba prefecture (Kanto area)
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
to move (house); to change residence
spirit of self-reliance; feeling of independence
prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to be at a loss for words
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
manjū (steamed bun) with meat filling
pizza manjū; steamed yeast bun with a cheese and tomato sauce filling
to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it
steamed bun with sesame oil and anko filling
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
discord; (on) bad terms (with)
every evening; night after night
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
infant (below 1 year old); suckling baby
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to spit out; to eject; to dump
junior high school student; middle school pupil
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
to have a talk; to tell a story
until now; so far; up to the present
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
thirty-first day of the month; thirty-one days
temple bell rung 108 times on New Year's Eve
New Year's Day; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day