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.)
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
originally; by nature; from the start
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
house arrest; being placed in confinement at home
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
immorality; injustice; adultery; infidelity; (arch.) murdering one's teacher or a government official
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
conch (esp. Charonia tritonis); trumpet shell
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
all present; all concerned; all of us
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
like this; this sort; this way
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to paint (draw) a picture
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
don't you think?; indicates question
both; both sides; both parties
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
urgency; exigency; emergency
messenger; envoy; emissary