nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
first generation; founder
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
heavy outfit designed to keep out the cold
spike (on a shoe or tyre); stud; spiked shoes; spikes; injuring (an opposing player) with the spikes on one's shoes; spiking
amount of snowfall; snow accumulation
to butt heads; to head-butt
stilts (for walking); hobby horse
tall geta with a single tooth
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
round that ends with nobody winning
snow scene; snowscape; snowy landscape
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
matching clothing worn by couples
doing ... until one goes bankrupt; doing ... until one goes broke; falling short of (one's reputation); failing to live up to (one's appearance); falling through (e.g. of a plan)
stillness; repose; standing still
fallen angel; Lucifer; demon; Satan
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
festival (shrine visit) by children aged 7, 5 and 3; lucky numbers 7, 5 and 3
first ski of the season; first ski run
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
seeing things in a favourable light (favorable)
comparing and adjusting; reconciling; lapping; precision surface finishing; margination
number of events (e.g. accidents, crimes, meetings, housing starts, hits on a web page)
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
highly conscious; highly aware; well-versed; highly knowledgable