厳しい

Severe, strict, rigid, unsparing, relentless; stern, austere, grave, solemn, majestic; intense (cold), harsh

今日

Today, this day; these days, recently, nowadays

初日

New year''s day sunrise

連休

Consecutive holidays

残暑

late summer heat, lingering summer heat

以上

Not less than, ... and more, ... and upwards; beyond ... (e.g. one''s means), further (e.g. nothing further to say), more than ... (e.g. cannot pay more than that); above-mentioned, foregoing; since ..., seeing that ..; this is all, that is the end, the end

日

Day, days; sun, sunshine, sunlight; case (esp. unfortunate), event

最も

Most, extremely

可能

Potential, possible, practicable, feasible

性

Nature (of a person); sex; gender; -ty, -ity, -ness, -cy

観測

Observation, survey, measurement

関東

Kanto (eastern half of japan, including tokyo)

遅い

Slow; late (e.g. "late at night"); too late; dull, stupid

予想

Expectation, anticipation, prediction, forecast, conjecture

出

Coming out, emerging; being born into (a certain family), being a native of (a particular place)

史上

Historical

京都

Kyoto

名古屋

Nagoya (city)

西日本

Western japan, japan west of the itoigawa-shizuoka tectonic line, i.e. the chubu region and westward

猛暑

Heat wave, fierce heat

勢力

Influence, power, might, strength, potency, force, energy

真夏

Midsummer

暑

Heat; midsummer

衰え

Weakening, emaciation, decline

太平洋

Pacific ocean

高気圧

high (atmospheric) pressure, high-pressure system, anticyclone

厳しい

Severe, strict, rigid, unsparing, relentless; stern, austere, grave, solemn, majestic; intense (cold), harsh

気温

Atmospheric temperature

最高

Highest, supreme, the most

月

Monday

続き

Sequel, continuation, (also suffix) continuation (in time and space), second series, succession, spell

予想

Expectation, anticipation, prediction, forecast, conjecture

入り

Entering; setting (of the sun); containing, content, audience; income; beginning

名古屋

Nagoya (city)

後半

Second half, latter half

岐阜

Gifu (city)

残暑

late summer heat, lingering summer heat

日

Day, days; sun, sunshine, sunlight; case (esp. unfortunate), event

最も

Most, extremely

観測

Observation, survey, measurement

遅い

Slow; late (e.g. "late at night"); too late; dull, stupid

史上

Historical

京都

Kyoto

名古屋

Nagoya (city)

猛暑

Heat wave, fierce heat

日

Day, days; sun, sunshine, sunlight; case (esp. unfortunate), event

中

Inside, in; among, within; center (centre), middle; during, while

関東

Kanto (eastern half of japan, including tokyo)

上がる

To rise, to go up, to come up, to ascend, to be raised; to enter (esp. from outdoors), to come in, to go in; to enter (a school), to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water), to come ashore; to increase; to improve, to make progress; to be promoted, to advance; to be made (of profit, etc.); to occur (esp. of a favourable result); to be adequate (to cover expenses, etc.); to be finished, to be done, to be over; (of rain) to stop, to lift; to stop (working properly), to cut out, to give out, to die; to win (in a card game, etc.); to be arrested; to turn up (of evidence, etc.); to be deep fried; to be spoken loudly; to get stage fright; to be offered (to the gods, etc.); to go, to visit; to eat, to drink; to be listed (as a candidate); to serve (in one''s master''s home); to go north; indicates completion

東京

Tokyo

見込み

Hope, promise, possibility, chance, probability, likelihood; expectation, anticipation, forecast, estimate; side of a structural member

埼玉

Saitama (city)

間

1.818 m (6 shaku); counter used to number the gaps between pillars

厳しい

Severe, strict, rigid, unsparing, relentless; stern, austere, grave, solemn, majestic; intense (cold), harsh

続く

To continue, to last, to go on; to continue (without a break), to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to, to connect to, to adjoin; to come after, to follow, to succeed, to rank next to; to hold out, to keep, to last

必要

Necessary, needed, essential, indispensable; necessity, need, requirement

熱中

Going nuts (over something), enthusiasm, zeal, mania

厳重

Strict, rigour, rigor, severe, firm, strong, secure

警戒

Vigilance, precaution, watch, lookout, alertness; to be vigilant, to be cautious, to guard (against)

東北

North-east; tohoku (northernmost six prefectures of honshu)

にかけて

Till, to, over (a period), through (e.g. monday through thursday), about (approx. time or place), on; concerning (an area of expertise); to swear by (one''s sword, god, etc.)

暑

Heat; midsummer

症

Illness

沖縄

Okinawa (prefecture), region comprising most of japan''s southwestern archipelago (esp. okinawa island); okinawa (city)

連休

Consecutive holidays