to begin to fall (of rain, snow, etc.)
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
difficult to ...; hard to ...
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
patting; stroking; caressing
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
seeing eye to eye; reaching an agreement; coinciding in opinion
holding tightly; squeezing; onigiri; rice ball; (accepting a) bribe
match; game; bout; contest
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
(forming a) circle; huddle; circular (battle) formation
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
in the meantime; meanwhile
proposal; offer; request; application
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
buying and eating sweets (esp. of children); between-meal snacking
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
City of Flowers (nickname for various cities, esp. Paris and Florence)
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
inside a plane; in-flight
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
to cause someone to worry
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up