rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
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.)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
loud shout; excited cheering
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to apologize; to apologise
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
from the beginning; from scratch
to increase; to add to; to augment
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
veil of darkness; curtain of night
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open