I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
strike (i.e. industrial action)
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
this world; this life; world of the living
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
to rain incessantly; to downpour
sunlight; rays of the Sun
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to accept; to receive; to agree
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to move forward; to move on
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to get slightly dirty (all over)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
soaking (wet); wringing; dripping; drenched
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
at least; at most; (even) just
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
used article (esp. clothes)