bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
sunlight; rays of the Sun
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to be dripping wet; to get drenched to the skin
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
passing shower; streaks of pouring rain
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
covered in mud; mud-caked
floundering while nearly drowning; suffering
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
to swell; to become swollen; to become puffy (e.g. face from lack of sleep); to become bloated (esp. from fluid retention)
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
wearing sandals; informal; casual
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death