to rain incessantly; to downpour
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
to kick (at someone, something)
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
to blaze; to burn brightly
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity (philosophy)
have a pain in one's chest
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to boil; to seethe; to be oppressed by heat
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
to step firmly; to harden by treading
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
goosefish (any fish of family Lophiidae); monkfish; (arch.) fool; curved gutter
sedimentation; subsidence; precipitation; sinking; settling; submerging
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
pitch that hits the batter
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
(repeated) side stepping (stamina test); side-step test
breaking ball (pitch); curve ball; screwball
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)