school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
personal; individual; private
memories; recollections; reminiscence
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
food; food products; foodstuffs
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
abuse of authority; abuse of public office; misfeasance
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
shoulders; body; honour; honor; prestige
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)