passing shower; streaks of pouring rain
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
since when; from when; how long
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
in the same way as; just like
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
surroundings; environs; circumference
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
reception; acceptance; enjoyment; being given
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
world; society; people; the public
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to cease; to stop; to be over
summer vacation; summer holiday
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
considerably; greatly; a lot
to become better; to improve
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
social life; social intercourse