letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter
really; truly; indeed; good grief
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
results; record; grades; marks
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
difference; variation; difference
to pass; to overtake; to leave behind; to pull out; to extract; to remove
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
recovery; rescue; recapture
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
and; thereupon; because of that
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
to hide; to keep to oneself
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
point in common; common feature
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
abstention; nonintervention; noninterference
strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count