leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
on the other hand; at the same time
(great mental) resources; quick brain; resourcefulness; good wits
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
overall; general; as a whole
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
don't you think?; indicates question
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
interruption; suspension; break
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to collect; to assemble; to gather
military force; military strength
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows