(school) athletic festival; sports day; field day
coordinated group gymnastics (in which teams form pyramids or other shapes)
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
material; substance; matter
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
additional; extraordinary; outside the norms; special case
hard problem; person hard to please; hard nut to crack
being very popular; being in great demand
finding employment; getting a job
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
jobless university graduate
job placement; employment assistance
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
memory-making; making memories
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway); post station; stage
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
stronghold; fortress; strategic position; key position
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
protist; protistan; protoctist
our country; our land; one's own country
group; bunch; crowd; group
fort; stronghold; fortification
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
defense; defence; protection
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage