sunny spot; exposure to the sun
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning
burned down; entirely destroyed
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
head of a monastic institution; abbot; prior; abbess; prioress; mother superior
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
extensive knowledge; erudition
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
becoming red hot; red heat; scorching heat; running high (of emotions); burning (with passion, enthusiasm, etc.)
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
authority; power; influence
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet