various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
global scale; worldwide scale
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
founder; originator; pioneer
low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)
United Kingdom; UK; Britain; England
agent; agent; secret agent; spy
new graduate; recent graduate
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
ten; 10; ten years of age
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
within; inside of; less than
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
(very) happy; euphoric; buoyant; walking on air
publication; edition (e.g. morning, evening, special); published in (year); publication frequency (e.g. daily, monthly)
kiss; squeak (of a mouse); with a slurp
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
to give off (a smell, scent, aroma); to smell of; to perfume (a room, etc.); to hint at; to suggest; to insinuate
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
two parts; two copies; the second part
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
top-quality sake brewed from rice grains milled to 50% of weight or less
intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
stock; inventory; stocking up (e.g. on food); (soup) stock; stock; share; stock (point-in-time economic quantity)
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best