skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
first third of a month; first ten days of a month
urban areas; the streets; town; city
festive mood; holiday mood; festive atmosphere
to make merry; to be festive
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class
grant; bestowal; giving something to someone of low social standing (by a person of very high social standing)
all citizens; all the city's inhabitants; the whole city
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
equality; impartiality; evenness
festival merrymaking; revelry
contempt; derision; slight; disdain
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
becoming dull (of a knife, one's wits, etc.); becoming blunt
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
despotic government; autocracy
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
9th day of the month; nine days
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party