because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
free (of charge); gratuitous
scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
entering and leaving a hospital; admission and discharge
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
around the world; throughout the world
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
wide difference; a world of difference
to become exaggerated (of rumours, etc.); to become embellished
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
from now; from this moment; henceforth
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
middle school (esp. the middle school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); junior high school
senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)
infantry (in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force); general education curriculum
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders