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.)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
episode; anecdote; vignette
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
in case of; at that time; at this time
no, not like that (but like this)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
enough is enough; no further!
to stare back at; to look back at
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to be worried; to be troubled
it is not (like that) either
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
one by one; one at a time; in turn
regret; repentance; remorse
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
some people; a few people; several people
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
menial; meanness; servility; abject
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
endless; boundless; everlasting
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
stepwise; one step at a time
to move forward; to move on
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)