drop-by-drop; dripping; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion; sluggishly; dawdling
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
to become muddy; to become slushy
field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
medical treatment; medical care
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
(being) empty-handed; lapse of manners of paying a visit without taking a gift
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
to set (sun); to become dark
distance in a straight line; distance as the crow flies
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
that; the matter in question
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to defeat (someone) in an argument; to argue (someone) down; to confute (someone); to refute (someone)
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
comfort; consolation; diversion
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
Japanese rice fish (Oryzias latipes); killifish; Japanese medaka
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
narrow-minded; intolerant; petty
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
curse; spell; malediction
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
mountain road; mountain trail
along the road; at the side of the road
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
to expose one's faults; to have one's defects exposed; to show oneself up
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice