absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
weather forecast; weather report
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
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.)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
public hall; community center; community centre
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
digging for sweet potatoes (esp. as an outing); sweet potato digger
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
lack of words; being tongue-tied; suppressing what you want to say
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to apologize; to apologise
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 litres; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody