for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to order; to command; to appoint
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
strong interaction; strong force
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
exactly as stated; verbatim
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
not caring; not giving a damn
thorough; exhaustive; complete
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...