association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
feigned innocence or naivete; beguiling innocence; wolf in sheep's clothing
true state; actual condition; reality
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
classical music; classic; classical; classic (work); the classics
enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
dadaiko drum (decorated with flames)
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
overseas student; exchange student
(exaggerated) professing to be; passing oneself off as
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
complementation; supplementation; completion
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
bento; Japanese box lunch