to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
in accordance with; according to
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
pillar of fire; blazing column
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
relatively quickly (esp. actions); quite suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
pussy (i.e. female genitals); sexual intercourse
with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh; suddenly blushing; in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly
heating power; thermal power; firepower
to shake one's head (in denial)
mediator; manager; caretaker
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
man; male; masculine gender
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
to cover (smear, sprinkle) (with)
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to reschedule; to recompose; to recross (one's legs); to reset