school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
after that; afterwards; thereafter
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
now; the present time; just now; another; more
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
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 boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
old building; older building
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
indoor (court, pool, etc.)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
while; during; while; although; all; both
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into