pause; suspension; rest; stoppage
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
to continue to rain or snow
dish towel; tea towel; dishcloth
gas (as a fuel); gas (state of matter); poison gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove; gas cooker
drying machine; dryer; desiccator
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
laundromat; launderette; laundrette; coin-operated laundry; coin laundry; coin-op
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
rain water; "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
pipe; tube; (tobacco) pipe; cigarette holder; go-between; intermediary
hundred-yen store; 100 yen shop
for use by children; for children
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
strength of the brush stroke; power of the pen; ability to write
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
with a clatter; with a rattle; persistently (complaining, etc.); annoyingly; messy; cluttered
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
trifling; trivial; slight
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
waterproofing; making watertight
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
quantity or volume of water
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
on the occasion of; at the time of
to fly around; to scatter
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open