rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
because of; owing to; due to
moral way of life; correct path; moral principles
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
(person treated as a) plaything
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
morbid; unhealthful; insalubrious
journal; magazine; periodical
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
beyond help; past salvation; incorrigible; irredeemable
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
difficult to ...; hard to ...
scenery; scene; landscape
to think deep down (that); to tell oneself (that); to secretly believe (that)
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
acceleration; speeding up
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb