fourth day of the month; four days
just because; even if; even though
atrocious crime; heinous crime
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
the other day; lately; recently
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
bloodsucking; sucking blood
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
sexual desire; sex drive; lust
sexual arousal; sexual excitation
consequence; outcome; result; blame
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
major incident; major happening; big scandal
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
place where fire is likely to break out; possible cause of a fire
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
guardian; protector; patron; parent
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
with an extreme cold (i.e. temperature); lonelily; lonesomely; (acting) coldly (toward someone)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door