rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
to hand over; to surrender
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
material; substance; matter
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
trend of the times; way things are going
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
misconstruction; distortion; misinterpretation; misunderstanding; perversion; contortion
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
proper; respectable; decent; honest
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
handrail; railing; banister
narrowness; being cramped; being almost full
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