when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
family; members of a family
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to gain knowledge; to build up one's knowledge
to become possible; to become able to (do)
single word; a few words; brief comment
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
treating someone like a child
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
drop (e.g. of water); drip
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
round shape; circle; circular form
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
(some) more; even more; longer; further
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
rain cover; tarpaulin; covering against rain; taking shelter from rain
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming