(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to change (one's clothes)
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
how long; how far; how much
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
genuine; authentic; true; real
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
sense of justice; feeling of righteousness; moral sense
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
after that; afterwards; thereafter
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
third grade; third class; tertiary
one grade; first-class; primary
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
rather than; more ... than ...
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
such ... as; or some such
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity