heavy rainfall; heavy snowfall; steady rainfall; downpour; raining in earnest
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
drop (e.g. of water); drip
shadow figure; silhouette
indirection; indirectness
lady's pin money (pocket money); payment to a cosmetician; cosmetic material; dowry (Edo period)
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
in succession; one after another
lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)
lively song; lively dance
putting life into; animating; cheering up
utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all
interlude (in traditional Japanese music); chanting or clapping along (during a song or dance); interjection
Sado (former province located on Sado Island in present-day Niigata Prefecture); Sado (island, Niigata Prefecture)
style of Japanese folk song associated with Niigata Prefecture
parody (of a song); new lyrics to an old melody; song parody
obscene; indecent; dirty; improper
eleventh day of the month; eleven days
autumn sky; clear blue autumnal sky
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance