to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
meaning; significance; sense
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to freeze to death; to die of cold
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
considerably; fairly; quite
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent
padding with cotton; garment padded with cotton; wadded clothes
that day; the very same day
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
second hand clothes shop; somebody who sells second hand clothes
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
clothes; clothing; garments
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility