that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
winter vacation; winter holidays
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
train (esp. long distance train); steam train
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
antiquity; the previous era
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
festival; feast; carnival