雨

the smoke of guns and a rain of bullets or shells

autumn rain front; fall rain front

storm warning

rain that starts to fall as though trying to prevent a guest from leaving; well-timed shower (which prevents a guest from leaving)

light shower on a night in late autumn and early winter

Idiomatic expression

come hell or high water; no matter what happens; even if rain or spears should fall

artificial rain; rainmaking; cloud seeding

Food, cooking

var. of fresh Japanese sweet made of white bean paste, egg yolk, sugar and rice granules

Work of art, literature, music, etc. name

Harusame Monogatari (1808 collection of stories by Ueda Akinari); Tales of Spring Rain

sunny spell during rainy season

postponed because of rain

Idiomatic expression

come hell or high water; no matter what happens; even if rain or spears should fall

struggling through wind and rain; undergoing hardships

rain symbol (e.g. in a weather forecast)

weather radar (showing the location of precipitation); rain radar

Proverb; Traditional belief

if a cat washes its face, rain is coming

smoke of powder and hail of bullets; (in) the thick of the raging battle

star seen on a rainy night; rare occurrence; rare sight

sunshower

long spell of rainy weather

Proverb

slow but steady wins the race; constant effort will result in success; constant dripping wears away a stone

Meteorology

tropical rainforest climate

sudden rain shower in a dust storm

white-throated needletail (species of swift, Hirundapus caudacutus)