announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
to sell like hot cakes; to fly off the shelves
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
too many to count; too numerous to mention
chief; main; principal; important
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
after a long time; for the first time in a while
supreme; sublime; highest
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
Alice in Wonderland (novel by Lewis Carroll); Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Japan and Europe; Japanese-European
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
real hair; one's own hair
Japanese person; Japanese people
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
fairyland; never-never land
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
people; men and women; each person; everybody
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate