mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
war; fighting; fierce competition
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
indeed; really; truly; very much
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
three times; thrice; third (musical interval)
you guys; buddies; pals; you lot
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
general; popular; common; typical
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella