wooden spoon; ladle; rice scoop
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
choices; alternatives; options
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
selection; choice; option
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
difficult to ...; hard to ...
great tumult; great strife; big loud bang; bustle; dirdum; hell broken loose
to unfold; to unroll; to open
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
imagination; supposition; guess
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
expression of love; showing love
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
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.)
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
living; lifestyle; living room
briskly with small steps; trotting
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger