school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
stage setting; scenery; stagehand; sceneshifter
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
different (from); not the same (as)
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
feeling of frustration; sense of failure
feeling of happiness; sense of well-being; euphoria
mixture; jumble; cord made by entwining threads of various colours
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
separate; special; another; separately
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
immediately; right away; on the spot
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
babies born on October 10, supposedly conceived on New Year's Day; normal gestation time (i.e. 9 months)
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
to become the focus of (attention, sympathy, hope, etc.)
wildness (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
whole nation; entire nation; all the people
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
national traits or character; nationality
hibernation; winter sleep; torpor
few decades; many decades; several decades
situation; developments; outcome
aggressiveness; aggression
the two views (of an object) referring to the same thing; being inseparable like the two sides of an object; two sides of the same coin
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
to dry up (spring, pond, etc.); to run out
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
listless; languid; sluggish; irritating; exasperating; tiresome