Doll's Festival (March 3); Peach Festival
festival; feast; carnival
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
Children's Day (national holiday; May 5)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
in that way; thus; so; so?
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
letter; missive; note; mail
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
how; in what way; how about
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to