intuition; instinct; hunch
to get along well together; to be close to each other
(hand) towel; handkerchief
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
profusely (esp. flowers blooming in great profusion)
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
welcome rain; beneficial rain; blessed rain; rain that comes after a drought
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection
artifact; relic (of a past civilization); relic (of a former age); vestige of a bygone era; anachronism; outdated thing
to repaint; to paint again; to paint (a different colour); to change completely; to break (a record); to redraw (e.g. the map)
the ocean; the great deep
wind and waves; rough seas; discord; quarrel; hardships (of life); adversity
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far
event; phenomenon; matter
untiringly; persistently; without losing interest
insult; affront; disgrace; sexual assault; rape
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
bursting with youth and energy (esp. young woman); vivaciously young; (fish) jumping around energetically (e.g. when caught in a net); bursting (e.g. seams); tight; splattering (e.g. cooking oil)
closeted maiden; carefully raised girl from a well-to-do family
seduction; deception; seducer; deceiver
occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream
camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage
slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); suddenly (appearing, coming out, etc.); distractedly; absentmindedly
quickly; swiftly; expeditiously; long ago; already
slapping; splashing; splatting
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat)
determined purpose; an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought); a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)