Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned
track and field; athletics
overall victory; championship; winning the title; (being in) heaven; bliss; perfect contentment
game; match; contest; competition; sport; (sporting) event
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
taking a lecture; attending a class; taking a course
flourish of trumpets; fanfare
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
track meet; athletic event for recording official times
whenever necessary; as needed; as required; at any time; at all times
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
to hand (over); to deliver in person
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
vertically structured society; hierarchical society
leader; guide; mentor; coach
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to treat wood, paper, etc.
recommendation; referral; endorsement
question of where responsibility lies; issue of where liability lies; question of who is responsible
subsidy; grant; subvention
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
to pay with one's own money; to pay out of one's own pocket
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; spotting (in weight training)
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)