wintertime; winter season
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
neighborhood council; neighbourhood council; residents' association; student council
Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance
summer festival; summer matsuri
opening a new store; opening a new branch; setting up a stall (at a festival, trade fair, etc.); setting up a booth; exhibiting
satellite city; satellite town
midwinter; dead of winter
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
first generation; founder
starting (a machine, engine, etc.); starting (a project, plan, etc.); beginning; initiation
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
ideally; if one were to wish for more
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
promising without due consideration
shelving (a matter, plan, etc.); pigeonholing; tabling; keeping (goods) off the market (to adjust the supply-demand balance)
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
reason; logic; method; system; order
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
receiving; acceptance; reception; admission
confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to tell (on someone); to tattle; to snitch
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic