rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
loitering on the way; wayside grass
unpredictability; element of surprise
inspection; examination; checking
scattering (e.g. dust in the wind, enemies before an assault); dispersal; flying off (in all directions); flying apart
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
folding; collapsible; telescopic
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
absconding; taking oneself off; slipping out (home) unnoticed early (e.g. from work, out of parties, etc.)
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
in terms of; from the point of view of
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply
looter; thief at the scene of a fire; someone who takes advantage of a crisis to commit a crime
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
adult striped mullet; in the end; after all is said and done
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
(turned out) all right in the end
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to grab at; to clutch; to grapple with
declining birth rates; decrease in the number of children
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
turning point; change; transition; (arch.) point of difference
Moro; Muslim inhabitant of the Philippines; conspicuously; openly; completely; entirely
eye measurement; measure with eye
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave