obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
infants; babies and very young children
flood plain; river terrace; riverside area; area between river and river bank
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
scholarly; scholastic; academic
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
birth; creation; formation
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
den of vice; rogue's den; brothel; red-light district; cluttered room
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to collect; to assemble; to gather
pilot light; spark; live coals (for firelighting)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
ago; since; before; previous
to be erected; to be built
wooden house; frame house (building)
artless but attractive in a quaint sense
bath heated directly from beneath, with a floating wooden lid on which the bather sits causing it to sink
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
to throw on the fire; to burn
to project; to stick out; to stand out
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up