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.)
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
groundwater; underground water
undergrowth; weeds beneath a tree
birth and growth; giving birth and raising; development; breeding
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
how many years; how long; what year
to pass (of time); to elapse
common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
to remove; to move out of the way
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing