to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; (giving a) discount; price reduction; addition; embellishment (e.g. to a story)
to bring calamity upon oneself; to invite disaster; to court disaster
to push (something) against
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
to pierce through; to break through
ritual; religious service; festival
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
open; spacious; extensive
to lie face down; to lie flat (on one's stomach); to bend down (in submission); to bow down; to (crouch) and hide (behind); to conceal oneself; to lie down (and sleep)
indelible scene of one's childhood; earliest remembered scene; original scenery; unspoiled landscape
root; source; origin; cause
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to help (someone) out of trouble; to rescue; to save
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
to draw (someone) close to one's breast; to pull close to one; to take into one's arms; to embrace
to look around; to survey
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
hostility; animosity; enmity
to crack; to be cracked; to develop a crack
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
(brute) force; using all one's might
iron hammer; crushing blow
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange