participant; entrant; player; competitor
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
feigning ignorance; feigning naivety; pretense of innocence; person (esp. a woman) pretending to be innocent, ignorant or naive; faux-naïf
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
traditional; customary; conventional
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
chopsticks; (something) at hand; (in) one's possession; (near) one's hands
one's mind; one's heart; one's intention
chairman; moderator; toastmaster; master of ceremonies; chairperson; host (of a TV show, etc.)
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
congeniality; satisfaction; gratification; critical hit
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
shout of victory; cry of triumph
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)
to whom it may concern; to the involved parties; to all persons concerned
binge eating; stress eating
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
catcher; catcher (person or device)
transfer; assignment; conveyance
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
on board a ship; aboard a ship
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
stand-in; proxy; substitute; second serving of noodles (to add to one's remaining ramen broth)