association of like-minded people
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
attendance; presence; appearance
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
participation; joining; entry; adherence
city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
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)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
foreign; abroad; overseas
public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to watch steadily; to stare
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
student waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
non-slip device (material, tread, etc.); non-skid; anti-slip; back-up option (esp. with regard to university admissions); back-up choice; insurance choice
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
person who has spent X years after graduating high school attempting to get admitted to (a specific) university
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride