highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
scoring combination of a 9 and a 1 in oicho-kabu
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
real life; actual life; everyday life
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
depiction; description; portrayal
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
piece (e.g. poetry); poem; essay; book; story
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
breath; breathing; tone; mood
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
unique; peculiar; singular
details; particulars; whole story; sequence of events; chronology; circumstances
mutual relationship; interrelationship; interaction
plainly; clearly; vividly
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household