to continue to rain or snow
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
exclusive; exclusionary; restrictive; clannish
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
sharp (words); harsh (manner, tone, etc.); hostile (mood, attitude, etc.); spiky; prickly; jagged
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
to sheathe one's sword; to lay down arms; to bury the hatchet
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
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
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
completely; fully; entirely
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
eating house; restaurant that serves simple food
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment