laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurd; nonsensical
strumming; thrumming; plunking; plonking
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
gun; pistol; ohajiki; traditional children's game similar to marbles, played with coin-shaped pieces of coloured glass or plastic; repellence
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
to rain incessantly; to downpour
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
advance; moving forward; progress
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
feeling of dread; awful feeling; sense of fear
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; weed; cannabis
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
in the earth; in the ground; underground
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
treasure chest; strongbox