rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
falling cherry blossoms; storm of falling cherry blossoms
rite of scattering flowers; glorious death (in battle); heroic death
phantom; vision; illusion
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
scratch; graze; scrape; minor damage
steel; sword steel; sword
to dance; to perform dance steps
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
wings of a stage; side stage; coulisse
right side (of an equation, expression, etc.); RHS; right side (go, chess, othello board)
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
relieved; refreshed; frank; candid; easy-going
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
complete victory; total victory
to gain on; to put pressure on; to close in on
pointing out; identification
setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
synchronization; synchronized swimming
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
comfort; consolation; diversion
tears of regret; bitter tears; vexation; chagrin
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
pride; boast; credit (to)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
to well up; to burst; to arise
to struggle for; to compete with; to vie with