beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
nothing but; except; no more than
black; black (coffee); exploitative (company); overly harsh; boldface; blackface
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
while alive; during one's lifetime
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
invention; intelligent; clever; smart
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
military operation; military tactics; military strategy
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
(political) administration; political power
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
split; division; break up
science and technology; technology; scientific techniques
voice recognition; speech recognition
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
bipedal walking; walking on two legs
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit
calamity; disaster; misfortune
(measuring) scale; rule; scale; scope; (musical) scale; weighing scale
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
center; centre; metropolis
rotation (on an axis); rotation (under its own power)
revolution (of a celestial body around another)
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
to move forward; to move on