very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
just past noon; afternoon
physical education; PE; gym (class)
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
bad weather; nasty weather
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to cause a commotion; to create a big stir; (lit.) to invoke a storm
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
(one) could even say that
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
unbroken; uninterrupted; on and on; continuous
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
many; numerous; various; large number of
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
leaving something as it is (after taking it out or turning it on)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
one's own work; making by oneself
student of a girls' school
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
plum vinegar; (salted) plum juice
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why