about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
incident; affair; happening; event
in the meanwhile; during the time
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
something like ...; something called ...
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
return of something; repayment
without; but if; otherwise; or else
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension