rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to rain incessantly; to downpour
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
round shape; circle; circular form
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly
to comfort; to console; to amuse
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
constellation; astrological sign; star sign; zodiac sign
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
polar; poral (type of 'summer' fabric with large 'pores')
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
whistle (sound made with the lips)
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
many; much; plenty; hardly
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken