number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
major general; rear admiral; air commodore
heroic; fierce; grand; sublime; magnificent
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
special promotion (in rank or grade)
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
(practical) business; business practice; business affairs; (actual) work
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
selection; choice; picking out; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament; Spring Koshien
selection; choice; screening
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
studying very hard; studying like mad
edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
in the meanwhile; during the time
graduate; alumnus; alumna
only; merely; but; no more than
simply; merely; only; solely
highest score; highest number of points; top grade; peak altitude; highest point
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)