great disaster; catastrophe; train wreck
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
munching; crunching; (lightly) scratching (an itch)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
vulgar person; low-life; sleazebag; (arch.) lowly person; (arch.) person of humble rank; (arch.) peasant
secret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang
traditional; customary; conventional
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
living; lifestyle; living room
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
reading (a book) out loud; reading (to children)
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
never mind!; don't worry about it
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
to call (someone) to come; to call for; to summon; to always call (someone by a name); to become used to calling
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
whole face; all over one's face
standing on one leg; single leg stance
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
that day; the very same day
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
to carry around; to carry on one's person
stew prepared from ingredients contributed by members of a party, and eaten in the dark for fun
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
lethality; killing effectiveness