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.)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
kitchen; financial situation
older sister; elder sister
to be opposite; to face each other
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to let (someone) take hold of your hand
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
heart; guts; nerve; central part
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to repeat; to do something over again
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to feel; to sense; to experience
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to push (something) against
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with