I set out in a drizzle, but halfway through my walk the sky opened into a full downpour that soaked me head to toe. Past the point of staying dry, I gave in like a kid and thoroughly enjoyed my once-in-a-blue-moon rain walk.
| 折り返し地点 | おりかえしちてん | turnaround point |
| 土砂降り | どしゃぶり | downpour |
| 雨宿り | あまやどり | taking shelter from the rain |
| びしょ濡れ | びしょぬれ | soaking wet |
| 開き直る | ひらきなおる | to stop fighting it; to embrace the situation |
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