quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
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 come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
beginning; outset; first; onset
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
shot (in films); shot (of alcohol); hitting a ball (e.g. in tennis); shoot (in basketball)
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
multi-tenant building; building containing a mixture of businesses, shops and residential apartments
corridor; hallway; passageway
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
galvanized sheet iron (galvanised)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
stairs; stairway; staircase
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
in comparison to; rather than
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state