slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
March; third month of the lunar calendar
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
musical composition; tune
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
review; reconsideration; revision
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
Kubota Toshinobu (1962.7-)
rice field in a low place
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
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)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
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.)
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to have a talk; to tell a story