number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
participation; joining; entry; adherence
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
study; research; investigation
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
production; output; turning out
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
foreign currency; foreign money; foreign exchange; foreign goods; imported goods
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly