to kill one's enemy (opponent)
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
(act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection
hundred days; lengthy time
military campaign; battle; war
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
destruction; collapse; crumbling
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
Claus; Crouse; Klaus; Kraus; Krauss; Krausz
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to grow up; to become an adult
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
weeding; weeder; weeding fork
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
intimacy; affection; familiarity
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
sharp-eared; keen-eared; quick-eared
a little; a bit; slightly
matter to be checked or investigated
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
understood; I see; OK; present; here
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
notice; attention; observation