pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
substitution; material; price; margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.); area required for something; (arch.) shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; approx. 19.83 m.sq.)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to subsist; to keep on living
to stop (plug) one's ears
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed
gradually; slowly but steadily
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
(raining) heavily; (water rushing) plentily; with white noise; with a buzz
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.)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
how long; how far; how much
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
on the way home from work; returning from work
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately