light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
way; method; means; resource; course
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
postponement; deferment; adjournment
man who brings the rain with him wherever he goes; man who is constantly unlucky with the weather
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
man who brings good weather with him wherever he goes; man who is always lucky with the weather
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
excursion; field trip; school trip
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
machine parts; machinery; equipment
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
next; following; subsequent; stage; station