rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to jar; to grate; to make others uncomfortable
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
ignition; catching fire; setting on fire
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
all around; as far as the eye can see
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
losing posture; falling position from which it is impossible to recover; lame duck; hopeless situation
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
the other day; recently; this time; on this occasion
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
surface of a board (shogi, go, etc.); (state of) the board; development of a game; surface of a record
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
to stick (in); to stick out; to rise sharply; to stand (doing nothing)
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
flour; meal; powder; heroin
grasshopper; locust (of superfamily Acridoidea)
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
fury; frenzy; madness; wildness
blood vessel; blood relationship
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
locust plague; damage to crops by grasshoppers
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
hearsay; hearing secondhand; hearing through the grapevine
shout of victory; cry of triumph
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
various; many; all kinds of
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)