arm; skill; efforts; ability
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
outside of; not covered by
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
(arch.) sudden; (arch.) abrupt; (arch.) stupid; (arch.) foolish; attaining enlightenment in one effort (without ascetic practices, etc.)
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
(musical) conductor; commander; leader; director
first and second; A and B; superiority and (or) inferiority; distinction (in quality); discernment
philharmonic (e.g. orchestra, choir)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
organization; organisation; forming
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
striking; remarkable; considerable
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
difficult to ...; hard to ...
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
head; chief; chairman; governor; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly