supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
educational visit (e.g. by a class); educational field trip
festival; feast; carnival
all sorts of; all kinds of
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
training (esp. in-service); induction course
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
family-oriented; familial
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman