the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
to be perturbed; to be agitated
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
ignition; catching fire; setting on fire
to be launched (e.g. rocket); to lift off; to be washed up (on the shore)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
Japanese pampas grass (Miscanthus sinensis); maiden silvergrass; zebra grass
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
sanity; consciousness; soberness
(printed) instructions; manual; explanatory leaflet (pamphlet, note); description
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight