very rigorous; strict; cruel
to form a crowd; to have a crowd of people
finishing touch; completing (something) by executing the final, critical step
sorry; beg pardon; much obliged
financial aid; financial assistance; financial help; financial support
law of thermodynamics; laws of thermodynamics
you're a fool if you dance, and a fool if you just look on; we're all fools, so let's dance
just after O-Bon; the period (immediately) after O-Bon
yatsuhashi; cinnamon-seasoned rice flour cracknel (local delicacy in Kyoto); zigzag bridge
butoh; style of contemporary Japanese dance featuring dancers in white paint
a friend today may turn against you tomorrow
(glaring) covetously; (watching) eagerly (for a chance)
to manage (to do successfully); to get through
not give a damn; not care a bit
spring in full bloom; spring at its height
laughing off; dismissing with a laugh
fourth year (college) student; senior
(arch.) beast (esp. one used for its meat, such as a boar or a deer); hunting (of animals such as boar, deer, etc.)
light or fine rain; drizzle
uphill road; ascending road
to have a smattering knowledge of
antique market; flea market
to make eyes at; to leer; to ogle; to ingratiate oneself; to toady; to flatter
to be in confusion; to be busy
lining up; packing tightly
to whom it may concern; to the involved parties; to all persons concerned
techniques for arresting criminals; arrest technique