these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
collapsing in the street (from exhaustion, illness, etc.); falling dead in the street; person lying dead in the street
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
gently (raining); drizzling; moist; damp
to continue to rain or snow
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
(not) even once; (not) ever
inscrutable; incomprehensible
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
thinking nothing of ...; undaunted by ...; in defiance of ...; in spite of ...; in the face of ...; ignoring ...
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
library (usu. single-room); small library
individual; private person; personal; natural person
transport; transportation; transit; conveyance
passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); pass (ceding one's turn); giving (something) a pass; pass (ceding one's turn after there are no more useful moves)
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
clearly; distinctly; vividly
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
to squeeze out; to wring out
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
to breathe out; to exhale
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
window blind; blinds; blind
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
to cool; to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)