(official) commendation; public recognition (of someone's achievements, good deeds, etc.); awarding; honouring
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
headmaster; principal; dean; provost; rector
sudden; abrupt; improvised; hasty; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to win fame; to become widely known; to make a name for oneself
to excel; to surpass; to be superior; to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows); to be prominent; to stand out
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
inside and outside the country; domestic and foreign
influence; clout; leverage
patent; special permission; license; licence
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
writing down; taking notes; notes; writings; written examination; written test
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
in history; ever; historical
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
stairs; stairway; staircase
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
(university) president; chancellor; principal; provost
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage