majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with
establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
live (broadcasting, music, etc.); live performance; live concert; resonant (room, etc.); reverberating
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
sad to say; how sad; alas
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
low; vulgar; base; ignoble; mean; selfish
too good (for a child, to be true, etc.); overproduction (e.g. of crops); making too much
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
anniversary of the establishment (of)
trusted (friend); close (relationship)
classmate; friend in the same class
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
to tower extremely high; to pierce the sky; to overflow (with energy); to run high (of spirits, momentum, etc.); to surge (of a feeling)
last week; the week before
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to move around; to move about; to get around
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
sound judgment; sane decision; act performed with a clear mind
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
strategy meeting; council of war
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
first period (e.g. first class in school day)
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity