leader; central personage
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
on the occasion of; at the time of
mechanization; mechanisation; computerization
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
social progress; getting ahead in society; moving up in the world
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
pongee; soft thin cloth woven from raw silk
steady; firm; solid; secure
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
together; at the same time; same; identical
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
one point; stitched ornament; small needlepoint design; relief pitcher brought in to face one batter
how long; how much; to what extent
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
arm; skill; efforts; ability
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
(one's) Sunday best; (one's) best clothes; glad rags
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
how; in what way; how about