in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
very recently; in the very recent past
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
so; like this; in this way
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
to jump from one thing to another
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
don't you think?; indicates question
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
very much; exceedingly; extremely
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to look around; to survey
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
upper reaches of a river; upstream
to trample down; to devastate
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
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)
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee