to begin to rain; to begin to snow
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
at first; in the beginning; originally
polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
people; citizens; subjects; folk
fame; distinction; rise; advancement
had better ...; had better not ...
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
complete stranger; total stranger
veil of darkness; curtain of night
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to pass (of time); to elapse
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to marry (of a woman); to get married (to); to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
choice; selection; option
regret; repentance; remorse
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging