high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
cannot be compared with; no match for
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
power; authority; jurisdiction
document (of proof); certificate; paper; bond; deed
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
due form; official; formality
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
pass (e.g. backstage pass); permit (to pass or travel); laissez passer; passport
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
one's possessions; ownership
public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
I've got to be going; I must go
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to have the privilege of doing
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
follower; attendant; valet; servant
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor