circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
feeling of transparency; sense of translucence; clear and unclouded feel (e.g. of a voice, skin, etc.); bright and limpid impression; transparency (of a process, activity, etc.); clarity of how things work
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
sunlight filtering through trees
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
freely; right and left; as one pleases
to fire (a gun); to shoot; to let off; to loose off; to blow (someone) away
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
just because; even if; even though
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
tearing off; stripping off; ripping off
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
plus; addition; positive (number); plus sign; positive symbol; advantage; plus