social status; social position; social standing
price; cost; value; worth; value
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
substitute article; back-up
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
genius; prodigy; natural gift
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
-less; lacking; non-existing
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
desperation; struggle to the death
reality; actuality; hard fact
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
trivial; not amounting to much
defender; defence; defense; dietary fiber; direction finder
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
to have (something) innate; to be born with
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful