downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
signs of rain; threat of rain
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to boil; to seethe; to be oppressed by heat
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
suitable or moderate temperature
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
radio programme; radio program
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
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh