wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
remainder; remnant; not very; not much; too much; excessively
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to be caught; to be captured; to be able to catch; to be able to capture
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to break into a smile; to smile broadly; to beam
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
feigned voice; unnatural voice
unanticipated; unexpected
no!; no no!; no, not at all
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
showman who trains performing monkeys
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
since when; from when; how long
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
at work; in the midst of work; working
you guys; buddies; pals; you lot
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to rush over; to run up to
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match