in good health; alive and well; going strong
late summer heat; lingering summer heat
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
maid cafe; cafe with waitresses dressed in cute maid costumes
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
loud criticism; torrent of criticism; fierce denouncement (from many people); uproarious outcry
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
application; request; petition
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
voluntary organization; volunteer group
performance (e.g. music, dance, drama); something done (just) for show; theatre; performance (of a computer, car, investment, etc.)
beauty contest; beauty pageant
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
beauty contest to name Miss ...
contours of one's body; figure
being widely talked about as a prominent prospect (for)
closing party; closing event of a school, etc. festival
leadership; initiative; spearhead
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
action committee; executive committee
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
fast-talking; rapid talking
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)