school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
senior high school; high school
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
else; in addition; besides
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
every year; yearly; annually
interested person; volunteer; supporter
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
performance (e.g. music, dance, drama); something done (just) for show; theatre; performance (of a computer, car, investment, etc.)
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall