before the end of this year
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
nine parts; ninety percent; mostly; nine percent
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
and; thereupon; because of that
to be found; to be discovered
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect; to honour; to honor
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
number; number plate; license plate
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
entertainer; performer; celebrity; entertainment personality
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
on the net; on the Internet; on the web
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
dressing; dressing; putting on clothes
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
bringing; taking; carrying
weave; weaving; woven item
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
period; Nihon Shoki (second oldest work of Japanese history, compiled in 720 CE); Nihongi; Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
master; teacher; stable master