to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
very much; very many; more and more
highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
trade; buying and selling
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
entry into a castle (esp. by a conquering force)
degree (of something); greatness or smallness (of something); quantity; number; amount; size
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
percent; per cent; percentage
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
abolition; discontinuance; discontinuation; repeal; annulment
frontage; width (of a building, plot of land, etc.); breadth (e.g. of one's knowledge); scope (e.g. of one's work); range
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth; itachi-gokko; Edo-period children's game in which two players alternately pinch the back of the other's hands and stack them on top of each other while saying "itachi-gokko, nezumi-gokko"
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
government office; public office
preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)
former (incumbent); predecessor
making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus