in perfect form; going swimmingly
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
light; faint; pale; fleeting
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
gently (raining); drizzling; moist; damp
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.)
defense; defence; protecting; preventing
very young; little; childish; immature
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
shooting (a ball); shot (on basket, at goal, etc.); shoot (of a tree or plant); chute; shuuto; shootball
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
trivial; not amounting to much
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
exorcism rite; purification
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
dispersing; breaking up; running away
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
salt thrown to purify the ring before a bout
from the beginning; from scratch
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
back off!; leave me alone!
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)