place; situation; position; location
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
secret understanding; collusion
justifiable; warranted; reasonable
residential area; quarter; neighbourhood; neighborhood
extensive; vast range; wide scope
to lick (all) up; to lick all over; to lick clean; to engulf (in flames); to consume (of fire); to sweep through
serious damage; injury or loss; heavy blow
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
to die by drowning; to drown
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
for dear life; barely escaping alive
charcoal; charred remains
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
what is called; what they call; so-called
to lose composure; to be upset; to be flurried; to lose one's head (through shock)
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
guardianship; guardian; (theatrical) assistant; prompter
regarding oneself (as); fancying oneself (as); seeing oneself (as); considering oneself (to be); pretension
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem