rare; exceptional; extraordinary; unique; incomparable; unparalleled
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
popularity; favorable reputation; high esteem; respect
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
regret; repentance; remorse
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
(only) one option; one possible choice
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
afterlife; the next world; the world beyond
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
making a swift decision; making immediate decisions and taking quick actions
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
orphan; person without friends
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
beginning; outset; first; onset
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most