with a slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
power outage; power failure; power cut; blackout
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
stagnation; hindrance; delay
about this time; about now
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
moment; brief space of time
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
thunderstorm; thundershower
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to slip out (e.g. of a comment, remark, etc.); to utter unintentionally; to pour from one's lips (of words); to flow freely (of speech); to rush out of one's mouth