just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
over-optimistic calculation; counting one's chickens before they're hatched
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
intelligence gathering; information gathering
spreading; disseminating; scattering; diffusion (of light, gas)
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
stable supply; reliable supply
joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
comfort; consolation; diversion
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
to be in danger of; to be liable to; to be at risk of
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
selection; sorting; culling; screening; triage
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
distinction; discrimination; discernment; identification
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
succession; continuation; series; sequence
social conditions; social situation; state of society; social landscape; social climate
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to subsist; to keep on living