to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
pupil; student; schoolchild
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
club activities; extracurricular activities
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; snow cone; sno-cone
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
every year; yearly; annually
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
thirty-first day of the month; thirty-one days
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to come to an end; to close the curtain
only; merely; but; no more than
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to pass (of time); to elapse
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
expression; presentation; representation; notation
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life