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.)
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
look of the sky (esp. of bad weather); weather; course (of events); situation; way the wind is blowing
great teacher; great master; great author; great doctor
cushion; pillow; mattress
to lie face down; to lie flat (on one's stomach); to bend down (in submission); to bow down; to (crouch) and hide (behind); to conceal oneself; to lie down (and sleep)
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
to hold (a ceremony); to perform
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
Kansai region (center-west area of Japan comprising Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures)
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
overseas student; exchange student
western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
leaving school during a term
young person; youth; young
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
journey; route of a journey
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
just because; even if; even though
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
it's audible but invisible; I hear voices but I can't see anybody
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause