president (of a society); chairman
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
same; similar; (just) like; equal
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
head of the student council; president of the student council
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
preliminary election; primary (election)
horseplay; fooling around
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
dōjinshi; magazine published by like-minded people; fanzine; zine
display and sale of new products
sale of goods (as opposed to services)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
information session; briefing; explanatory meeting
superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
schoolgirl; female student
to move forward; to move on
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
consequence; outcome; result; blame
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)