willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
until now; so far; up to the present
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
study; diligence; discount; reduction
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
originally; by nature; from the start
production (e.g. play); direction
while; during; while; although; all; both
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to entrust; to leave to a person
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
beyond that point; after that
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake