to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
preface; introduction; preamble
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
way of talking; speaking style
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
this one; with this; in this way
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to ask; to enquire; to query
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
dripping; trickling; wet and heavy (snow, clay, etc.); (arch.) (moving) slowly
to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
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.)
weather forecast; weather report
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
large drop (of rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (e.g. grape, cherry)
folding; collapsible; telescopic
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to be able to manage somehow or other
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
plastic sheet (usu. blue); vinyl sheet; tarpaulin
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
because of; owing to; due to
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
fast approach; quick intimacy