rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
counter for drops of liquid
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
guard; security (officer); guardsman
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
how many years; how long; what year
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
injured person; wounded person; casualty
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
on one hand; on the other hand
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
reading matter; reading material
all night long; all through the night
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
nth period (e.g. nth class in school day)
locker room; changing room; dressing room
physical education; PE; gym (class)
to be able to manage somehow or another
racket; paddle (in table-tennis)