日

Day, days; sun, sunshine, sunlight; case (esp. unfortunate), event

関西

Kansai (south-western half of japan, including osaka)

公式

Formality, formal, official; formula

言葉

Language, dialect; word, words, phrase, term, expression, remark; speech, (manner of) speaking

年

Year; many years; age; past one''s prime, old age

初めて

For the first time; only after ... is it ..., only when ... do you ..

キャラクター

Character

大阪

Osaka; large hill

万博

World fair, international exposition

開幕

raising the curtain; opening (of an event), start of a season

上

From the standpoint of, as a matter of (e.g. fact), in the field of, being of the type of; aboard (a ship or vehicle), on top of, on, above; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality, best, top, high class; going up; governmental, imperial; presenting, showing; ana- (medical, biol.)

誕生

Birth, creation, formation

公式

Formality, formal, official; formula

登場

Entry (on stage), appearance (on screen); entrance, introduction (into a market)

前

Ago, before (some event), previously, (minutes) to (the hour); in front (of), before (e.g. the house); head (of a line), front (e.g. of a bus), fore part; in the presence of; helping, portion; privates, private parts

言葉

Language, dialect; word, words, phrase, term, expression, remark; speech, (manner of) speaking

年

Year; many years; age; past one''s prime, old age

初めて

For the first time; only after ... is it ..., only when ... do you ..

モニター

(computer) monitor; consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes); program or utility that monitors a program or activity

キャラクター

Character

イベント

Event

万博

World fair, international exposition

都内

Metropolitan area

開幕

raising the curtain; opening (of an event), start of a season

会場

Assembly hall, meeting place, venue, grounds

迎える

To go out to meet; to receive, to welcome, to greet, to salute, to hail, to reach, to approach, to enter (a phase, era, etc.); to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for, to summon, to invite; to approach (a certain time, a point in one''s life, etc.)

者

Person

種類

Variety, kind, type, category; counter for different sorts of things

公式

Formality, formal, official; formula

着る

To wear (in modern japanese, from the shoulders down), to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)

来年

Next year

スタッフ

Staff; stuff

披露

Announcement, presentation, demonstration, displaying, showing, introducing, exhibiting, unveiling, revealing, showcasing, performing, giving a rendition

来場

Attendance

以上

Not less than, ... and more, ... and upwards; beyond ... (e.g. one''s means), further (e.g. nothing further to say), more than ... (e.g. cannot pay more than that); above-mentioned, foregoing; since ..., seeing that ..; this is all, that is the end, the end

会場

Assembly hall, meeting place, venue, grounds

上

From the standpoint of, as a matter of (e.g. fact), in the field of, being of the type of; aboard (a ship or vehicle), on top of, on, above; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality, best, top, high class; going up; governmental, imperial; presenting, showing; ana- (medical, biol.)

建設

Construction, establishment

工事

Construction work, construction, work (related to construction, e.g. painting, concrete-pouring, etc.)

人

Person

遅れ

Delay, lag, postponement, falling behind

万

Many, all

費

Cost, expense

ボランティア

Volunteer

指摘

Pointing out, identification

枚

Counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper)

チケット

Ticket

万博

World fair, international exposition

売り上げ

Amount sold, sales, proceeds, takings, turnover