dark clouds; black clouds
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather
to hide; to keep to oneself
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
Milky Way; luminous band corresponding to the plane of the galaxy
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
suspension; standby; sleep
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
even though; despite; when
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
shadow picture; silhouette; shadowgraph
in deep black; in jet black
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to get accustomed to using
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to degenerate; to lapse into
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
waste of labor or energy; waste of labour; vain effort
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
control; check; restraint; inhibition