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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.)
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
to continue to rain or snow
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
to fall incessantly (rain, snow, etc.); to downpour
to happen suddenly; to take place unexpectedly
to send (rain); to shed
rainfall; snowfall; alighting; descending
rainfall; rainy weather; rainy; wet
speckled with white; salt-and-pepper (pattern, fabric, etc.); marbling (of beef); (of fish, chicken, shellfish, etc.) blanching by exposure to boiling and then icy water; formation of frost
to stop raining or snowing
adversity strengthens the foundations; after a storm comes a calm; what doesn't kill you makes you stronger
marbled meat (esp. beef)
to be blown in (e.g. rain); to sweep in
to drizzle (rain)
to rain (or snow), keeping people indoors
to rain harder
whatever misfortune happens; (lit.) even if spears fall out of the sky
come hell or high water; no matter what happens; (lit.) even if rain or spears should fall
if a cat washes its face, rain is coming
raining on and off
come hell or high water; no matter what happens; (lit.) even if rain or spears should fall
to lie scattered; to be strewn with; to be covered with
you must protect yourself against any possible dangers; (lit.) you have to brush off sparks that fall onto you
eleventh lunar month
flower that is said to cause rain if picked (convolvulus, etc.)
to rain dust; to have a dust storm
Chinese "Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
if the kids make a racket outside, there will be rain
fish, chicken, shellfish, etc. blanched by exposure to boiling and then icy water
to send (rain); to shed
if a cat washes its ears, rain is coming
to be drenched (from the rain, etc.)