autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)
hay fever; pollinosis (allergy to pollen)
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
incorporated foundation; juridical foundation
investment; contribution; financing
exhibition sponsored by the government
honor; honour; credit; prestige
speculatively buying a rice harvest, while the fields are still green; recruiting of university students before the agreed date
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
advertising agency; advertising firm; advertising company
cooperation; tie-up; joint business; partnership; alliance; sponsorship
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
brilliant achievement; spectacular feat; splendid accomplishment; remarkable deed
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
being selected (for a prize, exhibition, etc.); being accepted; winning
prize-winner; recipient (of a prize, award, etc.)
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
each nation; many nations; many countries
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
encouragement award; honorable mention (award); honourable mention
try-hard award; consolation prize
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
artistry; artistic quality; artistic character
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
exhibiting; showing; putting on display; putting up for sale; entering (a work into a competition); submitting
taking the entrance examination for a school without regard for one's chances of passing
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar