school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
now; the present time; just now; another; more
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(school) athletic festival; sports day; field day
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
right in the middle (of); midst; height
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to be conspicuous; to stand out
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
Izumi (former province located in the southwest of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
now; soon; already; yet; further; more