excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
election; selection; choice
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
the number of flat things; win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
society; company; the public; the world
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
simply put; putting it simply; in short
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
ability; capability; competence; skill
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
Japanese and Chinese poetry; poetry; poems
elevated (structure); overhead
(railway) crossing gate; barrier (at a toll booth, parking lot, etc.)
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
to steer a ship; to manage; to take command; to take the helm
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
whitecaps; white-crested waves; thief