school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
wood chips; wood offcuts; wood shavings; sawdust
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
(not so) much; (not) very
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
coochy-coo; hitchy-koo; kitchy-koo (tickling sound)
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to thrust before; to thrust at
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
long ago; already; a long time ago
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
if it is the case that ...
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking