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 finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
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; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
right in the middle (of); midst; height
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; so
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, ...; wow
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)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
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; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
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 the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
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 ...
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
Izumi (former province located in the southwest of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
seems; I think; I guess; right?; 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
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement