spurt of blood (from one's victim)
to wash away; to rinse off
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
direct unforked road; straight path
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
temporal region; regio temporalis (capitis)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
now that; since; as long as; provided that
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
surely; certainly; without doubt
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
to be smeared; to be covered
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
convenient; handy; useful
meal with family members eating separate foods; eating alone (not with one's family)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
to happen to hear; to overhear
to be lacking in options; to be too few
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
consciousness; awareness; relief; calm
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage