towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
on the occasion of; at the time of
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
newcomer; initiate; rookie
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to stand on a podium; to teach; to be a teacher
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
electricity; (electric) light
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to practice magic; to practise magic
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
notice; attention; observation
to step forward; to volunteer
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here