material; substance; matter
combination; union; binding; bond
coloring; colouring; colour development; production of colour
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
in the earth; in the ground; underground
local; localized; partial; topical (application)
one cause; one reason; one factor
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
rainy; showery; inclement
rain water; "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to assemble; to set up; to construct
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to speak; to hear a voice
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
you (plural); all of you; you all
power; authority; jurisdiction
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
snarling old man; irascible old man
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
at least; at most; (even) just
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person