Emperor's Birthday (national holiday held from 1868 to 1948)
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
senior high school; high school
the teaching profession; education of laity
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
to finish reading; to read through
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
strong-willed; volitional
(school) girlish taste (for things that are sweet, cute, romantic, etc.); interest in young girls (rather than adult women)
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
memories; recollections; reminiscence
twenty-ninth day of the month; twenty-nine days
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
man's looks; handsomeness; good-lookingness
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive