sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
heavy rain; torrential rainfall; downpour
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
cold wind; chilly breeze; (blast of) cold air
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
sliced ginger prepared in vinegar (served with sushi); pickled ginger; mimeograph; reprimand; rebuke; overly skinny person
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
vein (visible under the skin); bulging veins (esp. in the head)
extremely dangerous; full of peril
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
to call; to summon; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to buy
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
oil bottle (esp. for hair oil); oilcup; font (in an oil lamp)
removal of stitches; removal of sutures
old wound; scar; unpleasant past experience; painful memory; past misdeed
mockery; derision; ridicule
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
hearsay; hearing secondhand; hearing through the grapevine
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
to burst (open); to break; to split
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
dark clouds; black clouds
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal