club activities; extracurricular activities
relation; connection; relevance
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to head towards; to be inclined to go towards; to head for a place naturally
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
script; libretto; scenario
cast (play, film, etc.); cast (e.g. type conversion)
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
opening and shutting; opening and closing
to jar; to creak; to grate
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to come to one's senses; to calm down
height (of body); stature
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
either way; in any case; one way or another
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
greenhouse; hothouse; conservatory; glasshouse
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
adherent; devotee; believer