previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
intensive; concentrated; focused
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
little by little; bit by bit
making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught
reaching; attaining; arrival
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
15th day of the month; 15 days
war; fighting; fierce competition
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
street fighting; urban warfare
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
residence; living (at, in); abode
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
town; city; municipal; urban
village; hamlet; settlement
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
to concern; to be related
three; three years of age
elementary; basic; rudimentary
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
examination paper; examination script; answer sheet; answer (to an exam question)
pointing out; identification
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to have meaning; to be meaningful
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
all the questions (in an exam, quiz, etc.)
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)