to rain incessantly; to downpour
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
kerria (Kerria japonica); Japanese yellow rose; amber; bright golden yellow; gold coin (formerly used in Japan)
first rider in a charge; first (person) to arrive
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
to manipulate puppets; to pull wires
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
to divide in two; to divide in half; to divide (among); to apportion; to portion out
loitering on the way; wayside grass
upon arrival of an item (items); as soon as one arrives
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
the same rank; equality; apposition
plural; multiple; plural (number)
to take command; to give direction
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
to gouge out; to cut out; to scoop out; to bring to light; to reveal
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to peel (roughly); to tear off; to rip off
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
and yet; though; when; in spite of
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
seriously ill patient; critically ill patient; serious case
sickle and chain (weapon)
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
in succession; one after another
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
survival; survivor; relic
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
prone (to); liable (to); apt (to); tending (to)
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
to join forces; to cooperate