relatively; comparatively
exact calculation; squaring of accounts; adjustment
nine parts; nine percent; almost
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
current student; enrolled student
folding chair (with tubular metal frame)
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
entrance; admission; entering
pair; the two; both persons; both things
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
from (this, here, etc.); since (this)
graduation certificate; diploma; testamur
live music or performance
flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
decoration; ornament; trimmings
leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew
address (e.g. opening or closing remarks); speech; ci (Chinese literary form); ancillary word
singing or chanting in unison
awarding; conferment; granting; presentation
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
guest; visitor; visitor's arrival
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
welcome party for new students
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest