long homeroom; occasional or periodic extra long registration class or assembly in a school (e.g. for activities not related to class work)
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
to discuss; to talk together
beauty contest to name Miss ...
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
charming; fascinating; attractive
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
self-recommendation; self-nomination; putting oneself forward
recommendation (by others)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
recommendation; referral; endorsement
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
now that; since; so long as; because
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
look!; there!; here!; that is
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
next term; next period; next version; next release
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
power; authority; jurisdiction
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to meet someone's requirements; to meet expectations; to go along with what somebody wants
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
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)