(sudden, heavy) shower (on a summer afternoon or evening); evening shower
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
thought; consideration; thinking
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to taste; to try (food or drink)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
acting leader (usu. of a party)
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
to exchange blows; to hit each other; to punch each other; to fight
surrender; capitulation; submission; yield
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
time; season; period; phase; stage
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
text storyboard (in anime, TV production, etc.); written storyboard
starting work (on); setting to work (on); commencing (a crime); playing (a move)
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
script (for a TV show, film, etc.); script (printed type imitating handwriting); script
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
same crime; being equally guilty; bearing the same amount of responsibility
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently