absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
summer festival; summer matsuri
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
how; in what way; how about
as before; as ever; as it was originally
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
scene; spectacle; sight; view
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
inattention; distraction; mind-wandering
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
more than anything; above all else
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good