it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
words of thanks; words of gratitude; acknowledgements; apology
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
planning; plan; project; arrangements
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
starting up (e.g. business, computer)
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
rough-hewn; incomplete; unrefined; still in the process of being formed
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
pushing; support; backing; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
next volume (of a book, comic, etc.)