to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
deep emotion; strong feelings
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
tool (esp. software, etc.); tour (e.g. Tour de France)
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
personal; individual; private
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
in all ages; over the ages; forever and ever
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
sense of values; values; value system
difference; discrepancy; variation
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
one way or the other; either way
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
posterity; future generations
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
use; utilization; utilisation; application
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality