depression; lowlands; low ground; bottom land; plain
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
on a floor; above floor level
inundation; submersion; flood
slightly elevated; slightly higher (of a price); marginally up; edging higher
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
messenger; envoy; emissary
figure; body shape; build; physique; form
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
all eyes; public attention
bored; having nothing to do; idle
setting a place; setting the table
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
the "ha" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ha, hi, fu, he, ho)
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
antsy; agitated; irritated; anxious; vexed
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
already; now; no longer; not any more
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
unclear; indistinct; obscure; opaque; inarticulate; dim
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
to talk to oneself; to mutter
method of bringing up; method of raising
to continue to rain or snow
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
spot; point; place; position