to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
(getting a) perfect score; scoring 100; grading students on a scale of one hundred; doing perfectly (in a test); leaving nothing to be desired
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
looking depressed; long face
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
couple who are more than friends, but not in an intimate relationship
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off; getting out (of a car)
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
sad face; sorrowful face; anxious look; sad countenance
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
each encampment; strong (wind); fierce; intermittent
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
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.)
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
blur; blurred; indistinct
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)