counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
public acknowledgment; public acknowledgement; public recognition; commendation; awarding
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
both; both sides; both parties
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
overall victory; championship
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
consequence; outcome; result; blame
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
declaration; proclamation; announcement
audience; spectator; spectators
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to put on (of clothing); (lit.) to put (arms) through sleeves
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
unveiling; debut; introduction
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
to encamp; to take up positions
wharf; bridge; jetty; pier
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole