rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to rain incessantly; to downpour
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
considerably; greatly; a lot
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
sweeping with fire; mowing down; strafing
should; must; -able; probably; likely
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
to concern; to be related
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to step forward; to volunteer
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
from the viewpoint of; according to
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
out of range; outside the limits (of...); outside (a) range; outside the scope
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of