Rain

Japanese: 《雨》 - あめ
Rain

…Since the days of the naval port, the area around the bay has been the center of American Samoa, with government offices, commercial centers, hospitals, libraries, and hotels concentrated there, and is home to more than 10,000 people, more than one-third of the island's population. It is also famous as the setting for S. Maugham's short story "Rain." [Yamamoto Matori]. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "rain" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…湾周辺は軍港時代以来,行政府や商業センター,病院,図書館,ホテルなどが集中してアメリカ領サモアの中心市街地となっており,島の人口の1/3をこえる1万人以上が住んでいる。S.モームの短編小説《雨》の舞台としても有名である。【山本 真鳥】。…

※「《雨》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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