placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
emperor (of Japan); mikado
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
probability; likelihood; chances
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
several; various; divergent; conflicting; different; diverse
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
water system; river system; drainage system
I see; that's right; indeed
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend