to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
unique; individual; original; unusual
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
special; particular; peculiar; unique
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
kind; variety; (biological) species; (logical) species
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to differ; to vary; to disagree
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
and (also); both ... and; as well as
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
human intellect; knowledge
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
way; method; means; resource; course
true to one's name; living up to one's name
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
general; popular; common; typical
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
promotion; advancement; rising in rank