to begin to rain; to begin to snow
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
mailman; postman; mail carrier; post carrier
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to happen to hear; to overhear
Manchuria and Inner Mongolia
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
in passing another (esp. colliding with oncoming traffic, bumping into a person); the moment two persons or objects meet
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to stiffen; to become stiff
hello; good day; good afternoon
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
end of work day; end of school term; end of school year
urban areas; the streets; town; city
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
open air; outdoors; outside
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
coherence; order; focus; point
earthen charcoal brazier (for cooking)
preparation; arrangements
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering