September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
one large ...; a great ...
as (for); for; in the capacity of
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
number one; first; best; most; game; round
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
preparatory phase; preparatory period
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
rather than; more ... than ...
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
3rd day of the month; three days
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
then; well; so; well then
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
feeling; sense; impression
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation