straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
passing shower; streaks of pouring rain
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
reason; cause; circumstances
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
interesting (personality, turn of phrase, etc.); pleasantly different; tasteful; attractive; charming
air freshener; fragrance; aromatic
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
meteor; shooting star; falling star
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
storehouse; warehouse; godown
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
serious; severe; grave; acute
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
company; corporation; workplace
president's office; director's office
complete set; all; everything
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building