top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
awarding; conferment; granting; presentation
(social) class; rank; grade
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
world; society; people; the public
eat shit!; fuck off!; fuck you!
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows)
mixing; compounding; dispensing (e.g. prescription)
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
rational; reasonable; logical
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
medical care; medical treatment
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
explanation; interpretation
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
difficult to ...; hard to ...
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)