hail; sleet; chilly rain; freezing rain
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
(member of the) yakuza; gangster; hoodlum; racketeer; useless; worthless
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
it can't be helped; so it goes
danger; peril; hazard; risk
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
strategic point; crucial time; watershed; crunch
Sekigahara (battle site, 1600); decisive battle; critical battle
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
in the same way as; just like
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
dark clouds gather; threatening signs emerge; trouble is afoot
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
people; men and women; each person; everybody
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
March; third month of the lunar calendar
occasionally; once in a while; now and then