Vocabulary

deer; fawn

pattern of white spots; dapples

mochi containing red bean paste

game in which children use a piece of charcoal on a string to create and lift up snowballs

placing ropes or wires around trees to protect them from the snow; ropes stretched from the top of a tree to the lower branches to prevent their breaking under heavy snow

damaged spot; damaged part

tall fence

somewhat kind; rather gentle

being raised in a town

Edo-era meat vendor (esp. of large game, e.g. deer, boar); butcher

agile, flexible (e.g. of corporate management); nimble; quick to respond

(way of) spending money

long roofed passageway (originally having an earthen floor and used as a bridle path)

(something) not coming together (as one had hoped or expected); unfortunate turn of events; unexpected turn; (a) crossbill's beak (which has differently shaped upper and lower parts)

ladder

someone (e.g. a woman) who is out of one's league; something beyond one's means

failing in one's duty (e.g. to someone)

to spare oneself (the trouble)

to spare oneself; to spare oneself the trouble

to add to one's experience; to become skillful

doll used as part of a street performance (Edo period)

Litsea coreana (species of tree in the laurel family)

evening twilight

to close one's eyes; to sleep

faint reflection of light upon the water in the dark

morning frost

cycling track; cycling road

suspicions; guess

self-hosting

party position; party post

reservoir; water-storage facility

seeing for the first time; first sight

arrow collector (at an archery range); collecting arrows

dried sea-cucumber ovaries

Edo-era meat vendor (esp. of large game, e.g. deer, boar); butcher

deepest snow; maximum snowfall; maximum depth of snow cover

dried sea-cucumber ovaries

sister-city relationship

major agricultural country; agricultural power; agripower

ambulacral zone (on echinoderms); ambulacrum (on echinoderms)