wild goose; glans; head of a penis
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
service tunnel (cables, gas, etc.)
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
difference; discrepancy; variation
homeless person; tramp; vagrant; vagabond
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
report; notification; registration
(how) many times; (how) often
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
perfectly white skin (woman); skin as white as snow
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
mountain vapor; mountain vapour
new (residential) area (esp. built on reclaimed land during the Edo period); newly-opened region; red-light district; newly-acquired territory
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
soil with manure; composted soil
fence; hedge; barrier; wall; railing
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
fat; tallow; lard; grease
creakily; close (i.e. with no room to spare)
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
dawn (sometimes esp. in ref. to the 16th day of the lunar month onward)
rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter