announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
(school) athletic festival; sports day; field day
almost; roughly; approximately
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
traditional; conventional
substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
conviction; belief; confidence
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
like father, like son; (lit.) you can't fight blood
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
vocational school; technical school
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
co-education; mixed education
Amitabha's Pure Land; Sukhavati
to make merry; to be festive
to bring back; to restore
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
to use X as a selling point
school hours; hours of teaching (instruction)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
preparatory phase; preparatory period
at a moment's notice; readily
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
deviation-value-oriented education; education focused on test results; education that stresses studying and passing exams to raise one's ranking; academic cramming
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
private (non-governmental) school (college, university)
Parent-Teacher Association; PTA
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance