last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
serious look (on one's face); straight face
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to cool oneself; to cool off; to enjoy the cool air
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
to head home; to leave for home
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
don't worry about it; never mind; it's OK
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
workshop; studio; atelier
to open up (to someone); to become unreserved; to lower one's guard; to become friendly (with); to feel at ease; to take a relaxed attitude (to)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
nothing but; except; no more than
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
increase in population; population growth
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
spy; secret agent; spying
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to crouch; to squat; to cower
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
intuition; instinct; hunch
feeling in one's bones; foreboding; premonition; presentiment; gut feeling; gut instinct
when it becomes; when it comes to
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
button (clothing); push-button; button
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
to overflow from something full