rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
exploitation; overuse; abuse
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to make an appeal; to urge
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to be absorbed in thought; to muse; to muse about; to think things through
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
just one person; only one
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
serious; severe; grave; acute
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
mental; spiritual; emotional
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
conviction; belief; confidence
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded