rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
ennui; boredom; listlessness; languor
annotation; explanatory note; comment
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
to name; to call; to christen; to term
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
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.)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
(social) position; status
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
sexual preference; sexual predilection
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
sympathy; compassion; pity
be (that) as it may; having said that
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
style (of a work, author, artist, etc.); characteristics
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
serial; serialized novel; serialised novel
corruption; immorality; lapse from virtue; fall from virtue
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
to cease; to stop; to be over
aestheticism; pursuit of beauty; obsession with beautiful things
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (by a single person)
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
death by suffocation; death by choking
supporter (e.g. of the arts); adherent; proponent