to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
Critically Endangered (conservation status); CE
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
fragile; brittle; delicate; sensitive
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
while; during; while; although; all; both
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
almost; roughly; approximately
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
by myself; in person; by oneself
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
first year of high school; first-year high school student
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
please (give me); please (do for me)
downward adjustment; downward revision
editor (in publishing, etc.)
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear