to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
mental; spiritual; emotional
blow; shock; strike; batting
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
good person; good guy; character with a round white head on which the character "good" is written (common in Edo-period prints)
bad character; bad person; villain; baddie
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
plump; fat; thick (e.g. curry); full (e.g. lips)
thunderstorm; thundershower
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; clitoris
to cease; to stop; to be over
evening; dusk; sunset; nightfall
to blaze; to burn brightly
exhausted; worn out; battered (esp. of clothing); worn out; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
Japanese knotweed (Reynoutria japonica); flowering bamboo
thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
congestion (with blood); hyperemia; hyperaemia
to surface; to rise to the surface
second division; secondary division
husband and wife; married couple
cheating (on one's husband); adultery; male lover (of a married woman); paramour
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
still; as yet; as it has been
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to