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.)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
very much; exceedingly; extremely
incident; affair; happening; event
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to make a blunder; to bungle; to mess up; to make a foolish mistake
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
yuki-onna (spirit in Japanese folklore); snow woman
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
story; tale; talk; discussion
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
name; given name; first name
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)