school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
to be absorbed in reading
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
Shinto priest; chief Shinto priest (of a shrine); Welsh onion; pun in Buddhist monk jargon
ritual prayer; invocation of the gods participating in a rite; congratulatory address
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
God and Buddha; Gods and Buddhas; one's guardian angel
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
originally; by nature; from the start
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
exhilarated; all smiles; tickled pink; pleased as punch
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
in person; personally; directly
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
to smile (at); to grin (at)
being able to hear everything (esp. when one was not intended to)
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to be prolonged; to drag on
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary