rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
figure eight; figure of eight; shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight
to pour (of rain); to pound down
gently (raining); drizzling; moist; damp
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
profitable plan; good plan
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
this and that; one thing or another
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
simmer; bubble out; flow out
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
to continue to rain or snow
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
to bend a bow; to shoot an arrow; to rise up against; to rebel against
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
sudden shower; sudden downpour
to be dripping wet; to get drenched to the skin
just right (time, size, length, etc.)