the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to accept; to receive; to agree
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
function; facility; faculty; feature
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
difficult to ...; hard to ...
skillfully; admirably; really well; excellently
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
reality; actuality; hard fact
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow