to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
merit (esp. order of merit)
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
name; given name; first name
such ... as; or some such
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
haughty; arrogant; insolent; presumptuous
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
other; another; over; more than; I; me
(official) commendation; public recognition (of someone's achievements, good deeds, etc.); awarding; honouring
even though; despite; when
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord
people; citizens; subjects; folk
question; inquiry; enquiry
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
of course; certainly; naturally
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
reception of a decoration; reception of an order (of merit)
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so