outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
registration; accession; register; entry; record
national border; provincial border
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
street; quarter; district; area
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
cosplay (dressing in costume, esp. as a manga character, etc.)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
subordinate work; assistant; servant
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
profitable; worn-out; crumbling
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to be conspicuous; to stand out
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing