snow scene; snowscape; snowy landscape
weather vane; fence-sitter; opportunist
armour (e.g. tank); armor
reinforcement; strengthening
business; trade; operations; sales
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
gambling den; gambling house
gambling house; gaming room; gambling den
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
to withstand; to be able to endure
good-quality; superior in quality
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
uncivilized; uncivilised; undeveloped (land); unexplored (territory, field, etc.); unbloomed (flower)
accounting; administration (of money)
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
stature; height; size; physique
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
personal (employee); employed; retained
to get someone to say; to make someone say
patiently; with perseverance
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
rather; sooner; preferably
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house