special selection; special approval; special prize; highest honours
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
determination; resolution
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
sudden rise; steep climb; zoom; trending
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
private tutor; coach; governess
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
results; record; grades; marks
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
(a matter of) chance; fortune (of a given time); force of the times
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family