program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
to win and advance to the next round
haunted house; spook house; haunted house (attraction); haunted attraction
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
interested person; volunteer; supporter
free-for-all; open-to-all; optional (to participate in); non-compulsory
cosplay (dressing up as a character from an anime, manga, video game, etc.)
tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; lottery in which participants trace a line across a lattice pattern to determine the winner
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
selection (from many people for an important position); exceptional promotion
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
exhibiting; showing; putting on display; putting up for sale; entering (a work into a competition); submitting
to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)
so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
room for confining criminals or lunatics (Edo period)
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
colouring; coloring; colouration; coloration; painting
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
everybody's friend; people pleaser; person who is affable to everybody; flawlessly beautiful woman; flawless beauty
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
public lavatory; public toilet; public restroom; slut; whore; floozy
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
outlet (for one's anger, etc.); place (to turn one's eyes, vent one's dissatisfaction, etc.); place to put something; place to dispose of something
sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
to fall down (e.g. off a chair); to slip down (e.g. one's eyeglasses); to make a fool of oneself; to whoop it up; to be on the spree
to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift