cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather
unprecedented; record-breaking
rationalization; justification
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
weekend carpenter; do-it-yourselfer
to ride on a person's shoulders; to be carried on a person's back
well-informed person; thinking person; intelligent person
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
a little more than usual; bribe money added to a regular fee; and then some
thorough checkup; complete examination; complete physical; detailed testing
playing with dirt; gardening; farming (as a hobby)
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
loved one; lover; sweetheart
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
porcupinefish (Diodon holacanthus); balloonfish
plump; chubby; voluptuous
too good (for a child, to be true, etc.); overproduction (e.g. of crops); making too much
fifth court rank; black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); night heron; five ranks; five stages
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
locking on (to a target, esp. by radar)
large size (paper, book, etc.); ōban; large oval gold coin used in the Edo period
koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle
considerably; fairly; quite
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
to trick; to cheat; to deceive
to jump in; to dive in; to fly in; to rush in; to dash in
oil bottle (esp. for hair oil); oilcup; font (in an oil lamp)
killing with a bomb; killing in a bombing
instantaneous wind speed; instantaneous wind velocity
to lead; to take the lead; to be in a top position
dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome