to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
eternal slumber; everlasting rest; death
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
long time; long interval; for quite some time
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
drama; play; powerful drug
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
reason; cause; circumstances
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
custom; habit; customary practice
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
custom; practice; convention; precedent
that is to say; so that means
coincident with; while; simultaneously
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
dominion; territory; possession
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
influence; clout; leverage
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
first 10 days of the month
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
tenth day of the month; ten days