one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
university town; college town
student (esp. a university student)
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
study group; study meeting
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
town; city; municipal; urban
to face; to go towards; to head towards
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
equally; thoroughly; all over; uniformly; without exception; all around
each nation; many nations; many countries
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
together; at the same time; same; identical
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
group; party; team; squad; section
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!