to rain incessantly; to downpour
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
excess or deficiency; too much or too little
blue-chip stock; gilt-edged stock
to think too much; to be over-concerned
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
a long time (since the last time)
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; (arch.) (moving) slowly
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
regional cuisine; local cuisine
Chinese-style low dining table; Japanese-Chinese cuisine, served family-style (large dishes, diners help themselves), specialty of Nagasaki Chinese style low dining table; soba in soup with slices of boiled fish paste, shiitake mushrooms, greens, seaweed, etc.
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)
kitchen; financial situation
renovation (e.g. a house); redecoration; makeover; updating
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
paid vacation; paid holiday
third day of the month; three days
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
neglecting; leaving alone