piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
eruption; volcanic eruption
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to distract one's attention
combination; union; binding; bond
mysterious bird; strange bird; eerie bird; monster that has taken the form of a bird
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge
refrigerant; thermal gel; ice pack; cold pack
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
whispering; murmuring; subdued
training; education; development; cultivation
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
tendency; trend; inclination
to have a bitter experience
to have a bitter experience
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
bonus; bounty; reward; compensation
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
no matter how much time passes