to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm, interest, commitment, etc.
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
to boost; to force up; to push up
one-man (show, team, etc.); tyrant; dictatorial person; conductorless bus (i.e. having only a driver); conductorless train
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
point spread; point difference
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
solitude; loneliness; isolation
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
attention; kind attention; courteous attention
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
to set (sun); to become dark
late at night; at a late hour
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
heavy rainfall; heavy snowfall; steady rainfall; downpour; raining in earnest
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
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.)
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to make a speech; to address
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment