rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to be muddy; to be slushy
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
in the mountains; among the mountains
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
to distribute; to hand out
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
guidance; leadership; leading the way
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
pair of compasses; compass (for drawing circles, etc.); (mariner's) compass; legs; step
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to make an appeal; to urge
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to say no more; to sink into silence
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
older brother; elder brother
hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)