chance of precipitation; chance of rain
percent; per cent; percentage
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
boy; son; baby boy; young man
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
jello; jelly; gelatin dessert; gel; jelly
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to become locked; to lock
to cry and shout; to scream
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees