small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
chilly; unpleasantly cold
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
to invite in; to show someone in
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to lay aside; to set aside
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
(two-page) spread; two pages opposite each other
color photo; colour photo
to feel sorry (for, that); to regret (that); to feel pity; to sympathize
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
live broadcast (radio, TV); live coverage
program (e.g. TV); programme
family; members of a family
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
nuclear attack; nuclear strike
very likely; very probable