the sciences; STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics)
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
executive; government; administration; governance; the authorities
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
faculty of medicine; college of medicine; department of medicine; school of medicine; medical school
performing a surgical operation
medicine; the healing art; healing; doctor
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
battle array; battle formation; battlefield
food distribution (esp. cooked rice)
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
bamboo sheath; bamboo peel
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
to encloud; to make dim; to make dull; to tarnish; to obscure; to darken
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
sideslip; skid; shifting to another post (at the same level); sideways move (at a company); sliding sideways down a slope
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to trample down; to crush underfoot; to kick down; to avoid paying (e.g. a debt); to jump (a bill); to bilk
by all means; at all costs
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
winds and clouds; nature; the elements; situation; state of affairs
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
temple festival; fair; fete day; day related to a particular deity and thought to bring divine blessing to those who celebrate it
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
taking (a class); studying; completion (of a course)
clear-cut and straightforward; (of a person) forward-thinking; honest; upright
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people