first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
birth; creation; formation
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
condition; state (of health); appearance
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
year in which an imperial memorial ceremony is held (the 3rd, 5th, 10th 20th, 50th and 100th years after death and every 100 years thereafter)
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
family; members of a family
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
number one; first; best; most; game; round
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
scenery; scene; landscape
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
to return a favor (favour); to repay
pilot light; spark; live coals (for firelighting)
origin; source; beginning; starting point
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
lighting a sacred flame by the light of the Sun
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
to rule; to govern; to administer
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder