soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover
internal bleeding; internal haemorrhage; internal hemorrhage
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless
news programme; news program
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation (for the stage or screen); embellishment (of the facts); exaggeration; dramatization
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
to peel off; to come off; to flake off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
to rustle (in the wind); to sway; to stir; to blow gently (of the wind); to blow softly
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service
end-blown flute (esp. the recorder)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
while being out of the office or away from home
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
leaving (a light, TV, etc.) on; leaving engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)
having difficulty falling asleep; unable to get to sleep
decision; ruling; award; arbitration
to listen again; to ask again
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
indigestion; dyspepsia; inability to understand; lacking comprehension; half-baked knowledge
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
to think of as the main point; to make the main purpose; to put the focus on
rule; reign; government; governing
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
ruler; measure; measuring stick; standard; criterion; yardstick
uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
to stop (doing something); to cease; to leave as is; to leave alone; to exclude; to except
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
willing (even) to do; prepared to do; ready to do; not mind doing
position in a game; state of the game; situation; stage; phase
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
guerrilla; guerrilla warfare; sudden
to intervene; to stop (something)