person who has rendered distinguished service
area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.); to cull; to run on a curtailed schedule; to cut down; to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
not necessarily so; is not always true
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
underground space; subterranean space; subterranea
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
undoubted; unmistakable; definite
ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
preference; priority; precedence
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
black kite (Milvus migrans); construction worker; scaffold erector; fire hook; reddish brown; Inverness cape; filcher
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
outside of; not covered by
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
worst; worst-case (scenario)
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
lack of physical exercise; insufficient exercise; inactivity
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every