flour; meal; powder; dust
to rain incessantly; to downpour
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up
succeeding; following; trailing; next
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to be smeared; to be covered
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
tiled; covered with ceramic tiles
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
and (also); both ... and; as well as
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
call; summons; convening; convocation
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
outside the city area; suburbs
explanation; interpretation
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
testimony; (verbal) evidence
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
many; numerous; various; large number of
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in