all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
21st day of the month; 21 days
village; human habitation; human settlement
cannot be helped; unavoidable
camping; campground; making camp
to build (a fire); to make; to start; to light
early-morning treat (traditionally given to children in some parts of Japan); wake-up sweet
to say a word; to say something; to speak briefly; to give a quick holler; to let (someone) know
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
to fall asleep; to sleep soundly; to become dull; to lose vigour
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
mountains and rivers; natural surroundings
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
artificial object; man-made object; artifact; artefact
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
around the clock; day and night
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
vein (visible under the skin); bulging veins (esp. in the head)
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; campfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
practice; practising; training; study
recording (in a book, the minutes, etc.); printing; including; recording (audio or video)
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
bolt from the blue; great surprise
height of one's popularity; peak of one's popularity