school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
paper medium; print medium (as opposed to other media)
desperately; for one's dear life
circulation (of a newspaper, magazine, etc.); number of copies sold
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
seven wonders (of a particular area); total mystery; enigma; conundrum
verification; confirmation; on-site inspection (by a judge, investigator, etc.) to gather physical evidence; verification
article; news story; report; account
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance; vulgar; lowbrow; indecent
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
brown envelope; manila envelope
to hand (over); to deliver in person
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
return (of something borrowed or entrusted); returning; giving back; repayment
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)