fiery chariot (that carries the souls of sinners into hell); desperate financial situation; dire straits
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
just because; even if; even though
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
to hull (rice, barley, etc.); to pound (rice); to polish (rice); to stamp (ore)
one edge; one end; one side
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
neighbors; neighbours; neighborhood; neighbourhood
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; dear me!; thank God!
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
lotus leaf; vulgar; wanton
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
to give up (an idea or plan); to abandon; to refrain from (doing); to change one's mind
to change completely; to change suddenly
discretion; prudence; good sense; judgement; judgment; wisdom
fury; flying into a rage; outrage
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
self-control; self-restraint
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
like this; this sort; this way
lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
mountain villa; chalet; mountain cottage; mountain retreat; house in the mountains
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
high tide; high water; full tide
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
dam; weir; barrier; sluice
to make oneself popular without any regard to others; to take all the credit to oneself; (lit.) to turn out well (of a child)
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
to die by the roadside; to die a dog's death
have it your way; to hell with you!; get rooted!; bugger you!
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to make a fuss over; to pamper; to spoil; to indulge; to flatter (with attention)
situation; outlook; one's allegiance; affiliation; position