signs of rain; threat of rain
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
raindrops (dripping from eaves, branches, etc.); exclamation point; exclamation mark
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly
two departments (under the ritsuryō system: the Dept. of State and the Dept. of Worship)
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
(feeling of) hatred; (strong) dislike; disgust; aversion; revulsion; loathing
how much; how many; however
transfer; assignment; conveyance
art of selling; salesmanship
to marry (of a woman); to get married (to); to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
long ago; a long time ago; already
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
talking in delirium; delirious talk; delirious utterances; nonsense; rubbish; silly talk
decision; judgment; resolution
well-known; famous; noted; popular; recognized
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
unfazed; stone-faced; unflinching; perfectly calm
unkindness; unfriendliness
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly; to believe entirely
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
(one's) handling of the reins; how well one controls things
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
counter for colours; color; colour; (outward) appearance; look; (facial) expression; face
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
brink of death; time to give up; knowing when to give up
stopping of bleeding; stanching; hemostasis; haemostasis
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
bleeding; haemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; casualties; losses
person who has escaped death; failed suicide; person who has outlived their time; dotard; doddering old man
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
losing posture; falling position from which it is impossible to recover; lame duck; hopeless situation