to begin to fall (of rain, snow, etc.)
public relations; client liaison; client relations
dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
light or fine rain; drizzle
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
karintō (sugar-coated cookie made from fried dough)
to continue to rain or snow
here and there; in places
with a clack; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
technical; technological; practical
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to become hot (from the sun)
long metal chopsticks (for handling charcoal, esp. in a brazier); fire tongs
to throw up; to vomit; to spew
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to make one's way into; to push one's way into; to force one's way though; to push through
very thick; something extremely thick; thick, heavy thread
personification; anthropomorphization
progress; advance; making (good) progress
window; window (shop display)
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
not sleeping a wink; wide awake all night; without moving
high-level; higher-order; higher-order; higher-degree
organic; coordinated; working in a coordinated fashion
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
to come into being; to be born