securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
time; season; period; phase; stage
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
March; third month of the lunar calendar
every year; yearly; annually
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
I see; that's right; indeed
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
that day; the very same day
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age