to begin to rain; to begin to snow
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
to leave; to evacuate; to withdraw (from); to move out (of a house, etc.); to vacate
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
drop of water; polka dots
reheating (food); rebaking; remaking (a story); adapting; rehashing
The Tempest (play by Shakespeare, sonata by Beethoven)
to express sudden recognition and being impressed; (lit.) to slap one's knee
to lose one's footing; to slip
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to have one's knees be about to give way
burdening; bearing; load (electrical, mechanical, etc.); stress; stress testing (of physical function or performance); provocative testing
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; sabaki; properly treating one's weak stones under attack
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
(idle) ease; idleness; leisureliness
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
all living things; all God's creatures, great and small
other self; alter ego; to be split off (of a part of oneself); to clone oneself; incarnations of Buddha
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
nearby (one's seat); (by) one's side; Dear (Mr./Mrs.)
Yama (as protector deity of the south in esoteric Buddhism)
incarnation (of a god, spirit or abstract quality); embodiment; avatar; incarnation; monster role; kumadori worn for a monster role
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
tank for holding human waste (used for fertilizer); night-soil reservoir; cesspool; cesspit
sludge; slime; dregs; hopeless situation; hell; despair
greeting; a fine thing to say
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
Kinai (the five provinces in the immediate vicinity of Kyoto)
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer
to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear
completely honest; downright honest; straightforward; perfectly upright
cased; boxed; precious; cherished; girl who has been sheltered from the world; one's special talent