untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
American; American-style (weak) drip coffee
feather decoration; plume
exhibition; display; putting on show
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
dense; thick; rich (flavour, colour, etc.); deep; strong (smell); heavy
to fight a battle; to have a fight
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
frontline (military) base; forward base; outpost
if you are prepared you don't have to worry; it's good to have a shelter against every storm
state-of-the-art; cutting-edge
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
in the meanwhile; during the time
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
bathing (in cold water); showering; swimming
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
ancestor spirit; ancestral soul; spirits of one's ancestors; collective ancestral spirit; (in Japanese folk belief) spirits of one's ancestors that have lost their individual identity and merged together
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
fanaticism; zealotry; blind devotion
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
sign; indication; omen; symptom
to do together; to share; to participate in
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to step firmly (on); to harden by treading
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
button (clothing); push-button; button