school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
winter vacation; winter holidays
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
corkboard; cork board; pinboard
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
yuki-onna (spirit in Japanese folklore); snow woman
foreign; abroad; overseas
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
complete change; about-face
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up