otherwise; or else; if not
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
final performance; swan song; last act
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
black terracotta; black soil
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
plastic sheet (usu. blue); vinyl sheet; tarpaulin
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
carbonization; carbonisation
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
shoe rack (in an entrance); cupboard (for shoes and clogs)
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
top of the head; crown of the head
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned