tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
school festival; campus festival
that's the way it is; such is life
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
stingy; mean; narrow-minded; petty; shabby; poor
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
theatre; theater; playhouse
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
one's possessions; ownership
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
studio apartment; studio flat
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
climax; peak; zenith; apex
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
Kyoto-Osaka; Kyoto and Osaka
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity