sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
proportion; proportional representation section (of an election)
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)
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.)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
diversion; distraction; feint
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
they; those guys; those fellows
to fall off; to tumble down
to press a question; to cross-examine
to not believe one's ears
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to be true to nature; to be lifelike
be (that) as it may; having said that
pulverization; pulverisation; reducing to pieces; crushing; smashing
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow
big snake; (large) serpent
purple lightning; flash; swordflash
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
military gains; war results; fruit of battle