welcome rain; beneficial rain; blessed rain; rain that comes after a drought
impeachment; denunciation; accusation; censure
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
to squeeze out; to wring out
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
(arch.) word; waka (classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to follow the sense; to understand the meaning of
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
sleeplessness; insomnia; wakefulness
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
power; authority; jurisdiction
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
spare energy, time or money; remaining strength; reserve power; money to spare
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
wherein; therein; thereinto
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp