first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
now; the present time; just now; another; more
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
Japanese person; Japanese people
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
accessible; approachable; easy to approach
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
modern Japanese; current written style
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
time; hour; period; class
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
ancient writing (i.e. Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
Chinese classical writing; Chinese classics; writing composed entirely of kanji
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
day of month; counter for days
only; merely; but; no more than
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
but; however; provided that
desperation; struggle to the death
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate