overhead power line; aerial wiring; overhead line (for trains, trams, etc.); overheard wire
to fall incessantly (rain, snow, etc.); to downpour
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
interval; break; rift (in clouds)
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
to differ; to vary; to disagree
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to live through; to survive
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
scale; scope; plan; structure
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
soaking (wet); wringing; dripping; drenched
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
line; queue; procession; matrix
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
consequence; outcome; result; blame
instant; moment; for an instant
Utsunomiya (city in Tochigi)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
eight-tenths; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death