to continue to rain or snow
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
flame reaction; flame test; flame coloration test
meteor; shooting star; falling star
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
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 withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
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!"
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
main shrine; inner sanctuary
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
torii; Shinto shrine archway
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)
road approaching a shrine
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
to feel oneself indebted to
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
fort; stronghold; fortification
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
whistle (sound made with the lips)
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious