The rain fell heavily, washing away the dirt on the road.

The criminal fled from the scene.

He decided to consign his past failures to oblivion.

This ancient proverb, 'know the other side and yourself, and you will not be in danger in a hundred battles', teaches us the importance of understanding ourselves and others.

The four tones of Chinese, namely ping, shang, qu, and ru, I particularly find the rising tone (jōshō) difficult.

I read One Thousand and One Nights and was drawn into the charm of the Orient.

He chose to leave the glamour and pursue reality.

After he left, she remembered the proverb 'feelings for a departed one grow weaker over time'.