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.)
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
along the river; riverside
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
in the same way as; just like
scrap; junk; waste material
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
master; teacher; stable master
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
interested person; volunteer; supporter
to join forces; to cooperate
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
temple elementary school (during the Edo period)
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
the other day; some days ago; recently; a day in the past
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
dreamlike; dreamy; phantasmagorical
(some) more; even more; longer; further
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end