(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
in the same way as; just like
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to wash away; to rinse off
to change completely; to change suddenly
to speak; to say; to vocalize
pin (e.g. hairpin, safety pin); (bowling) pin; pin; flagstick; (a) one (on dice or Japanese playing cards); first; top
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
each (every) time; whenever
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
end (of life); death; demise; (peacefully) spending one's final years
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
to be smeared; to be covered
place to die; place of death
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
barn (for storage); shed; outbuilding
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
continual change; vicissitudes; transmigration; metempsychosis
along the road; along the way
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
weather; fair weather; fine weather
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all