ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
nomination (of a person to a position); selection; election; assignment; appointment
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
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
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
nest-building; making a hive, web, den, etc.
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
to take (something) before (someone else); to do (something) before it becomes popular
novel; original; new; innovative
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
liver cancer (esp. hepatoma)
embolus; abnormal substance (i.e. air) circulating in the blood
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
selection (from many people for an important position); exceptional promotion
echo; echo; ultrasound (scan); Echo
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
(method of) treatment; therapy; remedy; cure
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
sweating easily; profuse sweater
interlude (in traditional Japanese music); chanting or clapping along (during a song or dance); interjection
speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible
without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
Tōkai region (of Honshu; incl. Aichi, Shizuoka, Mie and southern Gifu prefectures); eastern sea; Tōkaidō (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway); (arch.) Japan
strength; toughness; bravery; boldness
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
national; founded and run by the central government
United Kingdom; UK; Britain; England