to continue to rain or snow
suspension; interruption; stoppage; tie-up; cessation
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
barn (for storage); shed; outbuilding
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
rain and wind; driving rain; the elements
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
stuffed specimen; taxidermy mount; stuffing; mounting
to wake (someone) up (roughly); to rouse out of bed; to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
awning (over a window, doorway, etc.); eaves (of a roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
situated deep in the mountains
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
flowering; blooming; blossoming; flowering (of a civilization, talent, etc.); blossoming; blooming
I appreciate your efforts
poor village; desolate village; lonely village; remote village
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
(water-filled) paddy field
soil; breeding ground (for); fertile ground (for)
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles; Chinese-style wheat noodles
chief; main; principal; important
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ); to be depressed; to feel down