preparation; arrangements
garden; trees and flowers in a garden
fatsi (Fatsia japonica); paperplant; Japanese aralia
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to lean on; to rest against
person willing to take on a role; willing candidate
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
shoji (paper sliding door)
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter; seasonable rain
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
edge of the eaves; house frontage
lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
to shout (in anger); to yell
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
subordinate shrine; professional entertainer
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
heavy rainfall; heavy snowfall; steady rainfall; downpour; raining in earnest
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
through; non-stop; direct; going straight to
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles