the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
to rise (to a high position); to work one's way up; to push one's way up; to be promoted
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
to stop walking; to pause
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
Minister of the Right (third-ranked official in the Department of State under the ritsuryō system)
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
pride; boast; credit (to)
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
such; like that; in that way
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ); to be depressed; to feel down
responsibility; duty; obligation
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
unfavorable conditions; unfavourable conditions
to be born; to come into the world
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
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