incineration; destroy by fire
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
one's true worth; one's true self; what one is really made of
cautious; careful; shrewd; tactful; prudent; faultless
to have no chance (of succeeding)
very cautious person; very prudent person; very discreet person
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
broad (view, perspective, etc.); wide; large
rushing around; running wild
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
certainly; surely; definitely
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot
success or failure; outcome; result
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
foul-smelling; stinking; intolerable (behaviour, attitude, etc.); unbearable; disgusting
everything one does; whatever one does
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to challenge (a person) to a fight
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
end; close; conclusion; termination
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
straight-laced person; stubborn person
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret
geisha; Japanese singing and dancing girl; dressed-up beautiful woman
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
all times and places; all ages and countries
calamity; disaster; catastrophe
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place