natural disaster; calamity
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
romanticist; romantic; dreamer
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to have a rumor circulating
imagination; supposition; guess
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
at least; at most; (even) just
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform top; sweatsuit; tracksuit; Jersey (cattle)
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
to change (one's clothes)
to cease; to stop; to be over
to feel indebted (to); to feel grateful; to be much obliged
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to have meaning; to be meaningful
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
matter causing distress; something causing worry
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with