to fall incessantly (rain, snow, etc.); to downpour
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion
drop (e.g. of water); drip
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
adult striped mullet; in the end; after all is said and done
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
use; utilization; utilisation; application
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
Ardisia crenata; coralberry
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)