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.)
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
war; fighting; fierce competition
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to trample; to crush underfoot
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
separate; scattered; apart
to be dispersed; to get separated
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
rather; better; instead; if anything
way; method; means; resource; course
difficult to ...; hard to ...
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge