school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
after the end (of something)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
long ago; a long time ago; already
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
veil of darkness; curtain of night
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
time; hour; period; class
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
now; the present time; just now; another; more
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
leaving school (at the end of the day); getting out of school; coming home from school
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
name; given name; first name
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
in person; personally; (do) oneself
molding; moulding; shaping; forming; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to