retirement; resignation; stepping down
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
worker; (manual) laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
league; federation; union
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
award ceremony; prize-giving
public relations section or department
name and address (on an envelope, etc.); (addressee's) name; addressee
name (esp. on a deed, contract, work, etc.); formal name; moral duty; justification; pretext
beautiful (of one's appearance, voice, bearing, etc.); lovely; heartwarming (of a relationship, state of affairs, etc.); beautiful; wonderful
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing ...)
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
writer; painter; drawer; skilful writer; skilful painter
winning a prize; receiving an award; being awarded
magical girl (in anime, manga, etc.); girl with magical powers; young witch
to be enrolled (in a college, course of study, etc.); to be a member (of an organization)
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
Dear (so and so); Dear Sir; Dear Madam; To Whom It May Concern
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good
degree of familiarity; popularity; name recognition; notoriety
well-known only to those in the know; well-known but to the few; well-known to a connoisseur
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good