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