heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
to clatter; to rattle; to flap (noisily); to get in a panic; to get in a flap; to rush around
instant; moment; for an instant
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to burst (open); to break; to split
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
groan; moan; growl; snarl; hum (e.g. of a motor); buzz
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
volume of water (in a river, pond, flood, etc.)
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
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)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to be found; to be discovered
alternately; by turns; one after the other
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked