beautiful man and woman; handsome couple
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
reason; cause; history; origin
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to fold in two; to fold in half; to double up
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
useless; vain; aimless; idle
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow
to squeeze out; to wring out
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun
extreme cold; intense cold; coldest season; midwinter
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
to bring back; to restore
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
to complain persistently; to gripe; to grumble; to die
cold wind; chilly breeze; (blast of) cold air
midwinter; dead of winter
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
supplementary lecture; supplementary lesson; extra classes
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
(even) if only a little; to some extent; in the slightest way
if you think about it; come to think of it
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
one chance; only opportunity; maybe; perhaps; one-night stand
(feeling of) hatred; (strong) dislike; disgust; aversion; revulsion; loathing
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous