purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
red spider lily (Lycoris radiata); cluster amaryllis; cluster belladonna; manjusaka
stupa; dagoba; wooden grave tablet
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
to die; to decease; to perish; to pass away
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
instruction; teaching; guidance; informing
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
posing; modeling; modelling
wale (on the skin); welt; weal
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
you'll pay for this!; you'd better keep your mouth shut!; you won't get away with this!
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
world line; parallel universe (in fiction); parallel world; alternative reality
move with haste (when you have no doubts); strike while the iron is hot
double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)
twin; twin room; double room
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
to spoil; to rot; to corrode
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic; luxuriant (of vegetation)
leaping flames; flying sparks; spread of fire (due to leaping flames); repercussions in unanticipated areas; spilling over; impetigo contagiosa
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
clay doll; clay figure; clay figurine
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
speaking of ...; as for ...
wood carving; wooden sculpture; woodcraft
cotton gloves; working gloves
what one likes, one will do well; you become good at what you like doing
not having enough workers; being understaffed; having nothing one can do about something; having no options; no reason not to ...; can't afford not to
to gain strength; to have energy
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
reproachful; resentful; spiteful