high (atmospheric) pressure; high-pressure system; anticyclone
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to talk to oneself; to mutter
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to run down (stairs, etc.)
many; numerous; various; large number of
tonkatsu; breaded pork cutlet
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
yukhoe (Korean dish of seasoned raw beef topped with an egg yolk)
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
with a friendly grin; smilingly
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
clearing one's throat; cough
opening ceremony (of the school term)
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
senior high school; high school
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
as everyone knows; needless to point out
number of times; frequency; count
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
this is why; this means; it is the case that