audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
abstention; nonparticipation
alternative means (alternate); alternative method
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
reference; bibliographical reference; consultation; browsing (e.g. when selecting a file to upload on a computer); checking out
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
steady; sound; reliable; solid
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
health; healthy; sound; fit
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
dream for the future; hopes for the future