rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
to knock down; to knock off
reduction by half; halving
resistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.); resistance (to drugs, pesticides, etc.)
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
failure (i.e. an unsuccessful work); flop; dud; bomb
change of voice (during puberty); break of voice
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
mask; disguise; guise; mask
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
limbs; arms and legs; body
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
present continuous tense; present progressive form; ongoing; (currently) active; currently in progress
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
unique; peculiar; singular
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
feats of arms; military exploits; distinguished military service