border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
one end; an end; part; fragment
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln; young girl; childlike young woman
operation (of a machine); running; working (and earning money); workload; deployment (e.g. to a production environment); release
production; output; turning out; extraction (e.g. of minerals)
consumption; expenditure; spending
power; motive power; three-phase electricity
even further; and then some; even more
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
sharp increase; sudden rise
along with; in line with; following; due to; as a result of; in accordance with
whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
quality (of a product or a service)
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
job; work; duties; trade; skill
searching for someone; search for a missing person; searching for a (job) candidate; recruitment; scouting
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
legend; folklore; tradition
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
ability; performance; efficiency
how much; how many; however
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble