dreary; dismal; lonely; doleful; plaintive; mournful
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
fifth month of the lunar calendar; satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)
drop (e.g. of water); drip
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
nothing but; none other than
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
way; method; means; (technical) specification
characteristic (of); peculiar (to); inherent (in); eigen-
grains; lumps; drops; grainy; bumpy; coarse
to paint a picture; to draw a picture
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
hourly; from one minute to the next; from hour to hour; moment by moment; with each passing moment
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
thousand years; millennium; perpetuity; eternity
to decorate with many bright colours (colors); to create a beautiful variegated pattern; to manipulate skillfully
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to be satisfied; to be sated; to be satiated
lately; recently; these days
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
the (dusty) world; earthly affairs; the madding crowd (of society); daily troubles of life
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to pass on an order; to pass the word
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
rainy; showery; inclement
heavy rain; torrential rainfall; downpour
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
imprudence; oversight; omission; mistake
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle