to begin to rain; to begin to snow
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
intoxication; being carried away by; being enraptured by
to brush gently; to stroke; to caress
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
whispering; murmuring; subdued
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning
rainfall; snowfall; alighting; descending
thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
to switch off; to turn off
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly
loud sound; loud reverberation
sizzling (of cooking meat, fish, etc.); frizzling
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
freshly-grated (e.g. daikon)
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
stipulation; stating clearly; documenting in writing; stating explicitly
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)