unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
bottom-tier university with low entry requirements
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
else; in addition; besides
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
genuine article; real thing; real deal
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
such; like that; that sort of
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
the other day; lately; recently; during this period
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
to be silent; to say nothing
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
accomplishment; execution
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is