A Word in Japanese: Yudachi

"Yu" means evening, and "dachi" means rising. In a perfect world, at the end of a hot summer day, clouds rise and a delightful, cooling rain falls. If the timing is absolutely perfect, you can run outside and catch a rainbow. Ah, the wonder of yu-dachi!

In an imperfect world, at the end of a sticky summer day, clouds rise and raindrops fall--hitting the asphalt and immediately turning into steam. This, too, is, yudachi.