schoolyard; school playground; school grounds; campus
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
highest ever; record-high; highest on record
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials
recording (in a book, the minutes, etc.); printing; including; recording (audio or video)
to run around (wildly); to rush about all over the place; to make every effort (to do); to do everything one can
troupe; theatrical company
public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
broadcasting station; broadcaster
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
distribution (of information, news, etc.); broadcast; delivery; transmission; streaming (over the Internet)
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated