to begin to rain; to begin to snow
working in the fields; working on a farm
carrying in (esp. heavy objects, artwork, furniture); bringing in; taking in
quagmire; sludge; mud; slush; mire
water wheel; water turbine; hydraulic turbine; (arch.) violent wielding of weapons
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may
overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle
to go along; to walk along; to follow
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
rain water; "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)
to be dripping wet; to get drenched to the skin
though; notwithstanding; although
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
everything; anything; nothing
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
muddy water; red-light district
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
drop (e.g. of water); drip
plank of a bridge; bridge plank
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to take off one's clothes; to undress
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
thick (esp. of muscles, wood, leaves, etc.)
elm tree (esp. the Japanese elm, Ulmus davidiana var. japonica)
to look around; to take a view of
natural features; scenery; things particular to a certain region or season; characteristic scenery and customs; scenes and manners
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
in spite of; regardless of
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep