rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
cesspool; sink; manure sink
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
massing (of troops); gathering
at a stroke; with a single swoop
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
to rampage; to run wild; to go berserk; to be violent (waves, wind, etc.); to be rough
explosion; rupture; break off
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
thunderous roar; roaring sound
half the body; half length
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
(social) position; status
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
next; secondly; subsequently
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to thrust away; to send flying
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
rebar; (iron) reinforcing bar; reinforcing steel; reinforced concrete
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
unable to stay healthy; ruining one's health; exceeding the limits of one's body; unable to maintain one's fortune
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly