(raining) heavily; (water rushing) plentily; with white noise; with a buzz
how many years; how long; what year
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
how long; how far; how much
chance meeting; fortuitous encounter
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
memories; recollections; reminiscence
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
reality; actuality; hard fact
scene; spectacle; sight; view
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken