school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
midterm (mid-semester) test or exam
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
time; hour; period; class
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
local government employee; local civil servant
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
it's been a long time; long time no see
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
to dress (e.g. a salad); to toss (in a sauce or dressing)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
really; truly; indeed; good grief