gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
(East Asian) rainy season (in Japan, usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
maintaining the status quo
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
tiger keelback (Rhabdophis tigrinus)
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
searching; rummaging; (arch.) fishing; (arch.) collecting shells
giving up; quitting; surrendering
ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase
mountain climber; mountaineer
how long; how far; how much
to speak unclearly; to speak inarticulately; to pronounce poorly; to slur one's words; to lisp
abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to have the privilege of doing
looking away; looking aside; outsider's perspective; observer's view
pacing (e.g. in athletics, etc.); pacing oneself
soaking (wet); wringing; dripping; drenched
dripping with sweat; doing something by the sweat of one's brow
with a crack; with a smash
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
waterfall; (arch.) rapids