area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
main festival; main day of a festival
admission limit; restricted admission
commencing with; including
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
programme; program; plans; arrangements
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
authority; power; influence
just because; even if; even though
to make merry; to be festive
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
hegemony; leadership; initiative
intention; idea; inclination; wish
parishioner representative
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
while; during (the time when)
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
power; authority; influence
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible