to rain incessantly; to downpour
combustibility; inflammability; combustible; inflammable
fire fighting; fire department; fire brigade
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
display of fireworks; firework(s) display
continuation; succession; series
lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
shoreline protection or operations
disaster preparedness; prevention of damage resulting from a natural disaster; protection against disaster
calculation; estimation; computation
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to go over one's head; to be beyond one's comprehension
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
adviser; advisor; consultant
elitism; idea of being part of a chosen people
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
pawn (chess piece); boing; sproing (e.g. sound of releasing a spring); flipping through the air; tossing
(primarily in shogi or go) response; countermeasure; counter-measure
beauty of style; beauty of form
vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye
advanced level; high grade; senior
demilitarization; demilitarisation; demilitarized; demilitarised; unarmed
railway bridge; iron bridge
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
district; section; sector