soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
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.)
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
mother; motherboard; Mother (Superior); title of a senior nun
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
closing of a park (e.g. theme park, botanical garden, etc.)
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
seasoning; flavour; flavor
unsophisticated palate; inability to discern good and bad flavours
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to be able to manage somehow or another
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
general; overall; across-the-board
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
with these words; while saying
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to put a thing on top of another; to cover; to lay something on
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
come on; hurry up; chop chop; yeah; that's right; exactly
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality