Rainwater
Rainwater noun - Drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds.
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Tears
Tears noun - The process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds).
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- The 1963 song "Ue o muite aruko" by Kyu Sakamoto (better known to English speakers as "Sukiyaki") has a cheerful-sounding tune, but is in fact about a man whose heart is broken, and who walks in the rain looking upwards so that his tears are disguised by the rainwater running down his face.
Source: Lyrical Dissonance / Music -
Tears from a Stone: In episode 40, after Top Joy performs a Heroic Sacrifice, Magnum is shown with rainwater trickling down his face and from his eyes while he gives a hotblooded Rousing Speech to the remaining team members.
Source: Anime / Shippu! Iron Leaguer -
Manly Tears: May or may not be just rainwater.
Source: Anime / Shippu! Iron Leaguer
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