school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
for some (unspecified) reason
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
that; the matter in question
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
social networking service; SNS
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to have a talk; to tell a story
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
tone (of voice); manner of talking
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
senior high school student