promotion (school, military, etc.)
second-year student; biennial
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
mountain road; mountain trail
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
schedule; program; programme; agenda
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
guardian; mentor; protector
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
sympathy; compassion; pity
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
both; both sides; both parties