rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
fascination; glamour; glamor; enchantment; seduction
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
liquid; beverage; food with high water content (esp. sorbet or fruit served as a dessert in a kaiseki dinner); gamble; uncertain affair
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
perfect score; full marks; perfect; entirely satisfactory; excellent
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
to become better; to improve
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
wish; desire; ambition; choice
at least; at most; (even) just
unfortunately; regrettably
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
school of one's (first, second) choice
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
way of speaking; intimation
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
feeling of alienation; sense of being excluded; feeling of estrangement
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap