school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
festival; feast; carnival
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
senior high school; high school
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
how; in what way; how about
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
such; like that; that sort of; very
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to have a talk; to tell a story
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!