(sports) ground; (playing) field; playground; stadium
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
large drop (of rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (e.g. grape, cherry)
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
heavy rain; torrential rainfall; downpour
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
(sudden, heavy) shower (on a summer afternoon or evening); evening shower
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
that day; the very same day
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
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
soaked to the skin; like a drowned rat
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
hair (on the head); (a) hair
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
with a slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
on the occasion of; at the time of
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)