to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
punishment; judgement; judgment
lily of the valley (Convallaria keiskei)
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
very likely; very probable
discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
conviction; belief; confidence
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
entering the rainy season; beginning of the rainy season
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
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.)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
popular person; favorite; favourite
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
last night; yesterday evening
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen