(very) patient; persevering
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
apparent temperature; "feels like" temperature
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.; onto a surface)
moment by moment; hour by hour
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
just because; even if; even though
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
unsafe; insecure; careless; dangerous; incautious; imprudent
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
spa (mineral spring); spa (establishment with facilities for beauty treatment, weight loss, relaxation, etc.); health spa; spaghetti
to chop off; to snip off; to cut off (e.g. a conversation); to fire (a person)
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
form; method; system; formula
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
groin; thigh; crotch; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
farewell; goodbye; adieu; if so; in that case; then
snow country; snowy region
complete change; about-face
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
(made of) stone; stone-built
heavy outfit designed to keep out the cold
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
disregarding strategy and using brute force
sand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone; throwing something at someone's eyes to blind them; eye poke (in combat sports); eye-gouging
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark