one's own house; own; personal; autologous
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
exactly as stated; verbatim
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
irrigation channel; irrigation ditch; irrigation canal; flume
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
to farm; to cultivate a field
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
itinerary; travel plans; distance (of a trip); journey
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
to freeze to death; to die of cold
to take a breath; to take a short rest
night watch; fire watchman
type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap; wake-up sweets
excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
postal delivery; mail delivery; postman; mailman
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
departure; leaving; starting; standing
dispersing; breaking up; running away
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
as you see; as you can see
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
treatment; service; handling; management
all-out war; full-scale war
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
to loathe to part (with); to be reluctant to leave (someone)
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
water vein; underground stream of water; waterway
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
trough; gutter; water pipe; coulisse (of a sword blade)