fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
not understanding; not knowing
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
literature; books (reference); document
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
really; truly; indeed; good grief
discovery; detection; finding
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to be born; to come into the world
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to