degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
to comb down; to smooth down
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
please; somehow or other; one way or another
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
channel (e.g. between two land masses); strait
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
looks; personal appearance; features
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
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.)
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
results; record; grades; marks
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
bright person; talented student; prodigy
preliminary step; first step
study; research; investigation
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle