place; position; location; position; standing; status
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
resentment; indignation; anger
to some extent; to a certain extent
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
bad habit; evil custom; harmful practice
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan; wild boar (meat)
garden; orchard; park; kindergarten; nursery school; preschool
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
commissioned officer; military officer
to knock back; to strike back; to beat in revenge
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
young girl; lass; adolescent female
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
amusing; funny; interesting
to exile; to banish; to revise the wording of a phrase
throw; throwing; resigning (a game of shogi, go, etc.); giving up; selling at a loss; sell-off
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
factory; plant; mill; workshop
factory worker; craftsman; artisan
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; second-year kindergarten student
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
other side; opposite side; other party
drainage; ditch; gutter; sewage; black water
river; stream; River; the ... river
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)