to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
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.)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
ago; since; before; previous
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
sun shower; sudden rain from a blue sky
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap; wake-up sweets
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
mat; canvas (boxing, wrestling)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to be a match for; to rival; to be equal to
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to manage something successfully; to be successful
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
older sister; elder sister
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
attaching the familiar suffix "-chan" to somebody's name
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
chronological order; time series
in a terrible mess; in complete disorder; chaotic
way; method; means; (technical) specification
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
popular name; common name; given name