rain water; "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)
cooking; food preparation
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage
splish-splash; with a splash
to search for; to seek for; to look for
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
to leave behind; to misplace; to forget
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
reset; fresh start; new beginning
climax; peak; zenith; apex
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring
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)
to lose one's mind; to go crazy; to lose one's senses; to lose consciousness
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
(pouring out) in large amounts; (flowing out) gushingly
to gather; to (pick up and) collect; to glean (information)
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
mining; digging; working (a mine)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
store; reserve; stock; savings
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
intuition; instinct; hunch
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
passage; path; route; one's way
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled