isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
edge of the eaves; house frontage
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
rain intensity; passing shower; streaks of pouring rain
to continue to rain or snow
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
on and after; from ... onward; since
it's been a long time; long time no see
author; writer; novelist; artist
how; in what way; how about; questionable
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
opening; start; opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.)
four-panel comic strip; yonkoma
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
because; for; the reason why is ...
beginning (of a book, magazine, etc.); opening page; beginning (of a matter); start
four-panel comic strip; yonkoma
smooth (i.e. without problems)
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be