Japanese music (esp. traditional Japanese music)
to ask the opinion of (a superior)
new members (e.g. club); new students; freshman; event to welcome new students, club members, etc. (e.g. welcome party)
arrangement; to arrange; to orchestrate
falling of the curtain; coming to an end
leadership skill; leadership ability
prefectural; managed by a prefectural government
selection of music; song selection
not long has passed since ...
head of a school (of music, dance); head family of a school
ensemble (e.g. orchestra, chamber group, etc.); concert
publication of results; announcement of results
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)
wrong; different; not like that
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
senior high school; high school
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
to dry up completely; to become stale
technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of