highest score; highest number of points; top grade; peak altitude; highest point
perfect score; full marks; perfect; entirely satisfactory; excellent
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching; crunchies
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
person who sets questions (for an exam or quiz)
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to be transparent; to show through
to take candy from a baby; to accomplish something with ease; (lit.) to twist a baby's arm
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
posing a question; question
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
the last moment; the very end
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
training; drilling; strengthening; use of alchemy; producing (gold, etc.) with alchemy
boom; craze; (economic) boom; boom (of a boat); (microphone) boom