you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
urgency; exigency; emergency
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink); carry-on (e.g. luggage)
time required; time taken; necessary time
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
family; relatives; dependents; household
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
cheating at pachinko (for monetary gain; through illegal tampering with the machines, etc.); scamming a pachinko parlor
to be true to nature; to be lifelike
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
cast (play, film, etc.); cast (e.g. type conversion)
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
aperture; bore; calibre; caliber
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation