thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
admission; (self-)acknowledgment; (self-)acknowledgement; self-identification
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to recall; to remember; to recollect
great difference; big difference; wide margin
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
gifted education; special education for gifted children
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
rather than; more ... than ...
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
by extension; in turn; by the same token; in addition; as well; consequently
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
decision; determination; resolution
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
don't you think?; indicates question
rest; break; recess; intermission