to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
planning; project; plan; design
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
since when; from when; how long