damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
splashing (water); splashing about; vigorously; generously (e.g. pouring sauce); greatly (using or making money)
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
than; from; out of; except; but; more
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
after a long time; for the first time in a while
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
after that; afterwards; thereafter
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
adviser; advisor; consultant
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why