very popular; highly favoured
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.)
shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
chase; pursuit; chase scene (in a movie); obsessive fan who follows a celebrity around; groupie; in (quick) succession
troops; group members; team members; SDF officials
considerably; greatly; a lot
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
unfortunately; regrettably
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
terrain; geographical features; topography
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
in proportion to; according to; depending on
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
alone; by oneself; on one's own
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!