visitor; attendee; spectator; guest; audience
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
highest ever; record-high; highest on record
referendum; popular vote; plebiscite
most (numerous); largest (number of)
number of votes polled; poll votes
unconsciousness; having no recollection of one's actions
turmoil; chaos; confusion
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
quiet; still; surreptitious
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
whispered conversation; whispering
winning a battle; victory; victorious battle
to drain dry; to dry out; to scorch
news flash; prompt report; bulletin; quick announcement
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
intimacy; familiarity; closeness
gossip; government OSI procurement; GOSIP
having no idea; having no clue
university (college) professor
List of programming contests
same person; said person; the person in question; coterie; clique; dōjin
author; writer; novelist; artist
one's own work; making by oneself
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
to emphasize; to attach importance to
table tennis club; ping-pong club
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
selflessness; being unselfish
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that