to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
blur; blurred; indistinct
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to run about trying to escape
usual; normal; stereotyped
local (rain, distribution, outbreak, etc.); localized; regional; isolated
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
unexpectedly strong rain (for the region, etc.); sudden rain
waterproofing; making watertight
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
if you are prepared you don't have to worry; it's good to have a shelter against every storm
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
both; many; various; together
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
submersion; inundation; being flooded
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
(degree of) public interest in forthcoming event or performance; advance reviews
overwhelming strength; extremely strong person; powerhouse; very strong player; very strong team
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
dessert (esp. in Italian cuisine); sweets; cake; dolce; (to be performed) gently and sweetly
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
liking something; being partial to something; -phile
to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)
to win and advance to the next round
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself