hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
to rank next to; to come after
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
to flub (one's lines); to be flustered; to be confused; to bungle; to mess up
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
night watch; fire watchman
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort