to continue to rain or snow
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
wherein; therein; thereinto
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
anything and everything; just about everything
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
flame reaction; flame test; flame coloration test
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
meteor; shooting star; falling star
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
Japanese morning glory (Ipomoea nil); picotee morning glory; funnel-shaped object; bell (e.g. of a trumpet); (arch.) rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
white background; blank; female virgin
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
to run down (stairs, etc.)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
main shrine; inner sanctuary
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
torii; Shinto shrine archway
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
street stall; stand; booth
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)