near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
strained back; slipped disk; lumbosacral strain
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
neighbouring house; neighboring house
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
place; situation; position; location
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
just a minute; small quantity
rain water; "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
in the face of; in defiance of
to ride up to; to drive up to; to get used to riding; to get used to driving
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
silence; stillness; quietness
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
black rain; heavily polluted, radioactive rain sometimes following an atmospheric nuclear explosion (esp. that of Hiroshima)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in