to begin to rain; to begin to snow
sun and moon; time; days and months; Sunday and Monday
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
tall figure; high stature
swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy
appearance; air; mien; getup
supreme command; high command
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
acquaintance; appreciative friend
Tōhoku region (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku region
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
relief; aid; assistance; rescue
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
pioneer; trailblazer; leader; groundbreaker; pathfinder; forerunner
generation; lifetime; the age; the day; the first (e.g. Elizabeth I); issei
queer fellow; odd fellow; eccentric person; crank; oddball; freak
hot blood; warm blood; zeal; fervor; fervour
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
information; experience; knowledge; observation
advice; recommendation; suggestion; inducement; persuasion
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
(musical) conductor; commander; leader; director
to dazzle; to make dizzy; to bewilder
diving; diver; unlicensed (doctor, driver, etc.); unregistered; outsider; stranger
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
fairly long period of time; (arch.) four-hour period
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
two years before last (year); three years back (ago)
casualties; injuries and deaths