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forest fire; bushfire; wildfire

1

glowing ember (either red hot charcoal or the glowing remains of burnt firewood); live charcoal

5

to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap

9

to extend; to expand; to spread out

3

ash; embers; complete destruction

1

to writhe (in pain)

1

glaring at; lording over

1

violinist

1

consequence; causal relationship; nexus

1

extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out

1

to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)

1

to lick (all) up; to lick all over; to lick clean; to engulf (in flames); to consume (of fire); to sweep through

3

food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply

1

ruins of a fire; fire-devastated area

8

water vapour; water vapor; steam

1

state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear

1

poisonous snake; poisonous serpent

1

umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap

1

to hold (umbrella) over

1

to have guts; to be unwavering in one's resolution

1

notes; draft; manuscript

2

isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on

26

wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm

1

to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff

1

gloomy

1

to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair

4

to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry

3

Aesop

6

Aesop (Greek writer)

16

fable; allegory

12

The Ant and the Grasshopper

5

early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar

1

midnight; dead of night

2

T-shirt; tee shirt

11

television program; TV program

2

languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy

2

combined living-room and dining-room

2

renovation (e.g. a house); redecoration; makeover; updating

4

TV stand; TV table; TV unit

1

large screen (TV, film, etc.)

1

air con; air conditioner; air conditioning

6

container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket

2

change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment

4

fashion magazine

2

remote control

2

folding book; counter for units of paper and nori (48 pages of Mino paper; 20 pages of hanshi; 10 sheets of nori); counter for folding books, folding screens, shields, etc.; counter for pairs (of curtains); counter for tatami mats

1

looking or acting as if one owned the place

2

answer respectively agreement or disagreement

2

brown

1

thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy

2