ruins of a fire; fire-devastated area
caller; visitor; company; guest
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
path through forest; woodland path; logging road
foreign; imported; outpatient; outpatient care; outpatient clinic
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
down to earth; reasonable
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
employment (long term); hire
etc.; et cetera; and so on
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
decision; determination; resolution
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to re-examine; to review; to recheck
city planning; urban planning; town planning
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
snapshot (esp. of people)
Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii)
painting something vermillion; lacquering something vermillion; vermillion-lacquered object
gold or silver lacquer; lacquer decoration sprinkled with metal powder
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness