school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
emotional strength; force of will
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
president (of a society); chairman
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
trust; confidence; credence
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
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
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
(political) power; authority; influence
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)