early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
charges; billing; paying for items in online games
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
promotion (e.g. sales, etc.); marketing campaign; campaign (election, membership, enrolment, fund-raising, etc.); drive; military campaign; military action
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
periodic; regular; routine
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to increase; to add to; to augment
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to have time free; to have time to spare
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
lucky-dip bag; grab bag; mystery package (with a variety of articles possibly worth more than the purchase price)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree