mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
snow shoveling (shovelling); snow clearing; snow removal; snow shovel; snow plow; snow plough
conceptual drawing; conceptual diagram; artist's impression
under construction; in preparation
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
another thing; other things; another man's property
scrap wood; waste wood; waste; waste material; scrap material
world; society; people; the public
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
shah; former ruler of Iran
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
to come back; to bloom a second time
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to sprout; to put forth buds
snowdrop (Galanthus spp.)
language of flowers; floriography; flower symbolism, e.g. red roses mean love
to relax; to feel at home
small; fine; minute; stingy; cheap