school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
memories; recollections; reminiscence
serious look (on one's face); straight face
late summer heat; lingering summer heat
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
one hundred-thousandth; sudden; abrupt; unexpected
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
(work) hard; unceasingly; strenuously; assiduously; busily; ardently
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
author; writer; novelist; artist
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
minimum; at the very least
over the top; thickly; heavily; richly
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"