to continue to rain or snow
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
that's true; of course; obviously
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
bizarre; strange; weird; grotesque
living thing; organism; creature; biology
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
leaving one's seat (before an event is over); excusing oneself (from a meeting, conversation, etc.)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
sense of duty (obligation)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
calm; composed; cool; quiet
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
trip abroad; overseas travel
to speak; to hear a voice
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day
worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
to move (house); to change residence
to fold up; to fold into layers
front; frontage; facade; main
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to assemble; to set up; to construct
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
exactly; just; precisely; punctually; exactly on time