beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
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
several years; a few years
scale; scope; plan; structure
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
plural; multiple; several
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
ten; 10; ten years of age
(period of) a year; during an era
one by one; in detail; minutely
perfect; complete; flawless
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
every year; yearly; annually
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
materials; data; document
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
general; popular; common; typical
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
increase and decrease; fluctuation
area under direct control (of the shogun)
item; commodity; list of articles
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
every single word and phrase; word by word