beginning of the year; early in the New Year
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
rather; sooner; preferably
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
will not do; do not; does not
(police) detective; criminal matter
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
soccer club (at a school); football club
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to recall; to remember; to recollect
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
no!; no no!; no, not at all
just a minute; small quantity
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
beyond that point; after that
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
that's the way it is; such is life
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long