that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
to devise an elaborate plan; to exercise one's ingenuity; to work out a scheme
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
every year; yearly; annually
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
two persons; two people; pair; couple
that is to say; so that means
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
it hasn't been long since
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
something like ...; something called ...
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
insolent fellow; rude fellow
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh