handful; small amount; small number
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
strength; power; proficiency; ability
root; source; origin; cause
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
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)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
generation; the world; the age
you (plural); all of you; you all
to feel sorry (for, that); to regret (that); to feel pity; to sympathize
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
fate; destiny; predestination
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
reigning; controlling; dictating
private affairs; personal matter
to recall; to remember; to recollect
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
sorry; excuse me; thank you
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
now that; since; so long as; because
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)