to begin to rain; to begin to snow
3 Japanese feet; waistband; belt; cloth girdle
stormy weather; tempest; chaps (of skin)
fault; dislocation; gap; discrepancy
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
to burrow through; to dig through
minerals and rocks; metal and stone utensils; epigraph
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
lying on one's belly; crawling on one's belly; belly crawl
study; research; investigation
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
vein (of ore); reef; streak; lode
discovery; detection; finding
approach (to a castle gate); front of a structural member
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
breakthrough; great discovery
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
diving; diver; unlicensed (doctor, driver, etc.); unregistered; outsider; stranger
care of; at the household of (when addressing letter, etc.); c-o
magistrate; shogunate administrator
still; even now; to this day
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
drifting; drift; being adrift
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
great favor; great favour; obligation