雨あめあられ

noun, adverb taking the 'to' particle

hail of bullets; barrage; storm of something

Figurative use: describes a relentless, heavy shower of things like bullets, questions, or criticism. Often used with 浴びせる or 降り注ぐ.

• 敵てきは雨あめあられと弾だん丸がんを浴あびせてきた。

  The enemy rained bullets down on us.

• 記き者しゃたちから質しつ問もんが雨あめあられと飛とんだ。

  Questions came flying like a hailstorm from the reporters.

noun

rain and hail

Literal weather meaning: a mixture of rain and hail falling together. Less common than the figurative sense.

• 午ご後ごは雨あめあられが降ふるでしょう。

  There will be rain and hail in the afternoon.