to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
results; record; grades; marks
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
preeminence; supremacy; distinction; excellence
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
outside of; not covered by
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
the three princesses; three kabuki roles regarded as some of the hardest to perform
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
older brother; elder brother
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
dukedom; duchy; principality
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
country; state; various countries
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago