passing shower; streaks of pouring rain
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to fall off; to tumble down
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; having no choice
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
late at night; at a late hour
study; pursuit of knowledge
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
covered in mud; mud-caked
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to have one's knees be about to give way
to make a speech; to address
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
way out; means to escape; escape route
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
feeling keenly; fully realizing
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
to let dry; to kill (vegetation); to season (lumber)
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
village headman; village mayor
to claim victims; to leave casualties