ceremony; rite; ritual; service
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
you could say; you might say; verging on the
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
matter of concern and interest
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
supernatural phenomenon; paranormal phenomenon; anomalous phenomenon
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
not necessarily so; is not always true
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
cooperation; collaboration
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
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.)
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
welcome rain; merciful rain; blessed rain; rain after a long dry period
to cease; to stop; to be over
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
transfer (trains, buses, etc.); change; switch (to another ideology, party, system, method, etc.); change; switching (stock); chromosomal crossover
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
acceleration; speeding up
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation