straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to ask; to enquire; to query
main question; real issue at hand
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; (arch.) (moving) slowly
to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
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.)
weather forecast; weather report
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
folding; collapsible; telescopic
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to be able to manage somehow or another
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
plastic sheet (usu. blue); vinyl sheet; tarpaulin
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
because of; owing to; due to
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
fast approach; quick intimacy
being startled; getting a shock
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
on reading; on'yomi; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (e.g. boredom); to conceal (e.g. one's sorrow with a smile); to shift (the conversation)
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
sweet and sour; bittersweet