to fall completely silent; to become still as death
castle site; ruins of a castle
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
original and copy (of a document); principal and vice- (e.g. chairman and vice-chairman)
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
to look daggers at somebody
black terracotta; black soil
temporary dwelling; temporary housing
heavy outfit designed to keep out the cold
snakeheads; Chinese criminal gangs, esp. for smuggling Chinese immigrants
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut
still; as yet; as it has been
out of office; out of power; in opposition; unaffiliated (e.g. researcher, scientist); in private practice
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
Japanese tofu and vegetable chowder
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi
mountain hare (Lepus timidus); blue hare; tundra hare; hare made of snow
moving; relocation; change of address; transfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demise
delivery to the wrong house or person (email, postal items, etc.); false notification; mistaken notification; notifying somebody incorrectly
good old; good old-fashioned
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil