basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
bento; Japanese box lunch
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
closely (sticking, clinging, etc.); tightly
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to summon courage; to be brave
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
woman who brings the rain with her wherever she goes; woman who is constantly unlucky with the weather
to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to pout (e.g. lips); to get nervous; to set one's nerves on edge; to raise (e.g. one's voice)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
the place for; the time for; the level of
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
submersion; inundation; being flooded
moderate; proper; just right
founder; originator; pioneer
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
on the occasion of; at the time of
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
topic of discussion; agenda
to continue to rain or snow
not knowing what to do with the time one has on one's hand
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
besides; moreover; in addition