ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
schedule; program; calendar
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
ESPer; one who has ESP (extrasensory perception)
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
heavy snow; heavy snowfall; "major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)
very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
being readily aware of rumors and gossip; being quick to learn secrets; having sharp ears; ability to remember everything one hears
to break the silence; to break one's silence
falling heavily (of rain, snow, etc.)
to continue to rain or snow
"minor snow" solar term (approx. November 22)
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
briskly; quickly; promptly
to (an extent); up to; there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...; even if there is no need to ... (at least ...)
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
going to and fro; back and forth
hard worker; hardworking person
sentiment; sentimentality
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
to have a comeback for every remark; to be always ready with excuses; to contradict everything
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
hee hee hee; hi hi hi; chuckling; snickering
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly