first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
soldier; combatant; warrior
advanced level; high grade; senior
when it becomes; when it comes to
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
image; figure; figure; form; image
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to some extent; to a certain extent
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
metropolitan; managed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government
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
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
elucidation; explicit statement; specification