household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
God; god; ace; king; superior person
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
have a good day; take care; see you
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
one more time; once more; once again
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
to rise; to erect; to get up
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
shallow river; shallows; flatboat; river boat
(of fire) to spread; to extend itself
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
how many people; a number of people
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)