mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
the other day; lately; recently
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
of no interest; not interested
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
don't you think?; indicates question
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
serious; not joking; straight
to feel; to sense; to experience
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
social networking service; SNS