lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
shelter; safe shelter; evacuation shelter; place of refuge
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
to cease; to stop; to be over
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
large family; extended family
eating heavily; hearty eating; binge eating; big eater; trencherman; gormandizer
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
English writing; English sentence; English text; English literature; English lit
study subject; course of study; department (university, etc.)
department of science and engineering
job hunting; job searching
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
law department; law school
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
author; writer; novelist; artist
job hunting; job searching
you (plural); all of you; you all
period of poor employment opportunities; job drought; (lit.) employment ice age
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about