domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
welcome!; nice to see you!
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
study; learning; tutorial
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
reaching; attaining; arrival
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
phi; diameter (units assumed, esp. mm)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
tail (animal); tail end; tip