in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
number one; first; best; most; game; round
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
wish; desire; ambition; choice
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
one's house; one's home; one's family
time; hour; period; class
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy