service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing
official in charge; person in charge
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
audience; spectator; spectators
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
video camera; video camcorder
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
to watch over; to watch attentively
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
something; some kind of; for some reason
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
standby; preparation; arrangement
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to clatter; to flap (noisily); to rattle; to walk around being unable to settle down