elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
declaration; proclamation; announcement
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
foundation stone; cornerstone
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
transport; freight; shipping
in its entirety; whole; wholly
offender; criminal; culprit
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
scratch; chip; flaw; fault; shame; disgrace
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
lime; quicklime; caustic lime
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
courier; smuggler; carrier (e.g. of illegal drugs); trafficker
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
after that; afterwards; thereafter
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)