new student; freshman; first-year student
wish; desire; ambition; choice
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; snow cone; sno-cone
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
action committee; executive committee
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
sounding each other out; probing each other
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
recommendation; referral; endorsement
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to be put at a disadvantage; to get the short end of the stick
competent; suitable; qualified
locking on (to a target, esp. by radar)
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
holding two or more positions concurrently
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
system; institution; organization; organisation
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork
self-interest; selfish desire; greed
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
teacher's desk; teacher's lectern
someone; a certain person
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
topic of discussion; agenda
haunted house; spook house; haunted house (attraction); haunted attraction
to add (e.g. a postscript)
(political) power; authority; influence
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally