occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
taking the podium; mounting the rostrum; going on stage to give a speech, etc.
producer (film, TV, etc.)
out of one's line; out of one's field
business world; business circles; (the) industry
supply; supplying; replenishment
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
lecture hall; lecture room
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
senior high school; high school
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
student (esp. a university student)
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
apparently; appears to be
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
objet d'art; item of artwork; object; curio
being seen here and there; appearing in various places
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
preparatory phase; preparatory period
very interesting; of great interest
to look around; to take a view of
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to differ; to vary; to disagree
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
provisional; temporary; tentative
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
house; one's house; one's home; one's family