study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to compete for the first place; to be one of the two best
don't you think?; indicates question
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
else; in addition; besides
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
by myself; in person; by oneself
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
danger; peril; hazard; risk
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
career track; promotional track; fast track; upward mobility
to waste; to sacrifice; to spoil; to ruin; to lose; to forfeit
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
means; way; method; measure
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
middle part; medium depth (water); medium layer; medium-size; mid-level; medium-rise (building)
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
three; three years of age
ten; 10; ten years of age
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
thinning out; pruning; culling; infanticide