flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
the other side of a river; the other side of the tracks; place where lower class people live
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
small stream; brooklet; murmuring (as of a stream)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
roasting; grilling; tempering (in metallurgy); -ware; porcelain
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
apathetic; indifferent; nonchalant; callous
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
scorching; scorch; scorched rice (at the bottom of the pot); crispy rice; part of ceramic glaze that has become dark or darkish-brown during firing
another thing; other things; another man's property
to take someone's life; to kill someone
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
to survive; to continue living; to escape death
laws (of nature); (divine) providence
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
blasphemy; profanity; sacrilege; desecration; defilement
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention