descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
harm; injury; evil (influence)
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
something to rely on; aid; someone to rely on; relative; reminder; memento
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
one's post; place of work; workplace
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
longing for others; wanting company
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
opposite bank; farther shore
rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
to envelop; to blanket; to cloak
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
clothes-drying platform; place for drying laundry
to look stupid; to have a critical lack
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
will (urge) to create; creative urge; appetite for writing
to become hollow (with age, illness, etc.); to be scrawny; to be thin
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
just past noon; afternoon
catch (fishing); amount of fish caught; caught fish
substantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity