close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
graduation certificate; diploma; testamur
classical music; classic; classical; classic (work); the classics
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
second; number two; runner-up
awarding; conferment; granting; presentation
Japanese laurel; spotted laurel; Aucuba japonica; live tree
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
moderator; host; chairman
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
appearing in one's finest clothes; appearing in one's hour of triumph
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
graduation ceremony; commencement
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
March; third month of the lunar calendar
tenth day of the month; ten days
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
notice; bulletin; post; posting; placard
chef (esp. of high-end Japanese cuisine); cook; area of a kitchen that contains the chopping board
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
admission ticket for an examination
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
up and down; lightly; nimbly; casually; (strolling about) without a care
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark