here and there; in places
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
deadpan face; expressionless white face; po-faced
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
futon (laid on the floor); (Japanese) mattress; underquilt; sleeping mat
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
relatively; comparatively
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
most part; greater part; majority
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
something to wear; clothes
baked sweet goods (e.g. Danish pastry, melon bread); sweet pastry; sweet bread
lifetime supply; lifetime's worth (of something)
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
to get slightly dirty (all over)
to tumble down; to roll down
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
neighbourhood; neighborhood
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
mask; disguise; guise; mask