December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
farming; agriculture; cultivation
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
storage; housing for equipment and machines; putting into computer memory
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
galvanized sheet iron (galvanised)
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
interior; inside; internal
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
by myself; in person; by oneself
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
special training; intensive training; crash course
to make progress; to develop; to evolve (method, style, etc.)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
electricity; (electric) light
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous