midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
death from cold; freezing to death
collapsing in the street (from exhaustion, illness, etc.); falling dead in the street; person lying dead in the street
fox cub; little fox; small fox; juvenile fox
to get warm; to become warm
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
heavy outfit designed to keep out the cold
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
thinning out; pruning; culling; infanticide
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
straw-thatching; straw-thatched roof
counter for houses, households, apartments, etc.
each house; every house; many houses
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
yuki-onna (spirit in Japanese folklore); snow woman
(mind and) spirit; life energy; vitality; essence
to survive; to continue living; to escape death
once-in-a-lifetime encounter (hence should be cherished as such)
child; offspring; issue; sperm; (one's) seed
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
spanking; traditional ceremony where the newly-wed wife, upon entering her new home, is hit on the rump with a straw bundle etc., to ensure her fertility
to encourage to do (something); to urge a person on; to demand action; to spank; to give a spanking; to hit someone on the bottom
personal appearance; character; personality
(in) her way; peculiar to her
(as alike as) two peas in a pod