election; selection; choice
match; tournament; interschool match
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
(degree of) public interest in forthcoming event or performance; advance reviews
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
almost; roughly; approximately
high achiever; student with good academic results
long-established; old-established; traditional
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow; Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
assistant; adjunct; lieutenant
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
in the same manner as before; the same as always
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms