on and after; from ... onward; since
five court-musician dolls at the Girl's Festival (in March)
Hinamatsuri (March 3); Hina Matsuri; Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
preventing recurrence (of); preventing from happening again
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
of course; certainly; naturally
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to be silent; to say nothing
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
home; household; family; hearth
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to discuss; to talk together
for the present; for the time being
(wheeled) vehicle; car; (railroad) car; (railway) carriage; rolling stock
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on