start; commencement; beginning; initiation
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
ingredient; component; composition
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
direct mail; direct message
sending; forwarding; shipping
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
foreign; abroad; overseas
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to refuse to compromise (on quality, etc.); to be fastidious about doing things the right way through to the end
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
ultimate; final; last; eventual
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
masterwork; masterpiece; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)