new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
near; close; beside; third person
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to gather (bringing something); to gather (to exchange something)
shuffle (of playing cards, etc.); rearranging (in a random order); shaking (a container to mix ingredients, etc.)
such; this sort of; like this
good at playing along; up for anything; carefree; uplifting; upbeat
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)