open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; campfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to burst open; to pop; to split
to hate the very sight (of); to hold a grudge (against); to treat (someone) like an enemy; to bear constant enmity (towards); to be gunning for; to have it in for
professional killer; hit man
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
more than usual (usu. time)
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
crying face; face of a person who is crying
warmly; cordially; with tender care
on the light side (weight); (relative) lightness
to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply
to rise into importance; to gain strength; (lit.) to raise one's head
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
everything; anything; nothing
remaining silent; keeping secret
affidavit; deposition; testimony
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to pretend; to act (as if)
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
deposit; earnest payment; earnest money
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing