severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
indigenous person; inhabitant of a country; local; native; local lords and samurai; daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
thoughtful; deep-thinking
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
every year; yearly; annually
beginning of the year; the oldest person
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
March; third month of the lunar calendar
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
national holiday; public holiday
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
from the beginning; from scratch
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
schedule; program; programme; agenda
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
feeling keenly; fully realizing
however; having said that; but
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)