(Japanese) Meteorological Agency; JMA
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
weather information; weather report
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
weather forecast; weather report
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
twenty-eighth day of the month; twenty-eight days
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
admiration; appreciation; enjoyment; viewing (for pleasure)
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
music school; music academy; conservatory
historic; historical; traditional
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
Western-style; foreign; Western-style toilet; flush toilet; water closet
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
the same generation; coeval
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
of course; certainly; naturally
prohibition; inhibition; ban
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
to complain; to make a complaint
rules are rules; a rule is a rule
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance