to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
beginning; outset; first; onset
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to put into written form; to communicate or express by writing; to chronicle
so; like this; in this way
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
feeling; sense; impression
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
name; given name; first name
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
people; men and women; each person; everybody
like this; this sort; this way
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
guardian; protector; patron; parent
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
inspection; audit; judgement; judgment
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
simultaneous; all at once
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
ratio; proportion; percentage
pupil; student; schoolchild
per person; per capita; per head
estimate (of costs); budget