warp; curvature; curve; arch
woodworking; woodworker; carpenter
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
simmering; (boiling) gently
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
to write to; to send word to; to hand over (official business)
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
to distribute; to apportion; to divide
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
interruption; suspension; break
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
equality; uniformity; evenness
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
boathouse; ship's hold; hatch
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
refugee; exile; displaced persons
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables