so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
school festival; campus festival
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to begin; to set about; to start
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to come to an end; to lower the curtain
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
water's edge; beach; shore
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
that's the way it is; such is life
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
while; during; while; although; all; both
to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous