reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
handyman; utility man; odd-job man
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
verbal message; word (from someone)
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
(principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie; peace-at-any-price; don't rock the boat
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
to rain incessantly; to downpour
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
glorious; luxuriant; splendid; in full bloom; in full glory
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation
to knock down; to knock off
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
reason for being; raison d'être
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
phantom; vision; illusion
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to crouch; to squat; to cower