to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
element; chemical element; (classical) element (e.g. earth, water, air, fire); (arch.) origin; (arch.) source
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
decrease; reduction; decline
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
the matter you have been talking about
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
rumor that appears to be quite true (rumour)
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
trivial; insignificant; meager; meagre; that little amount; such a small extent
when it becomes; when it comes to
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to look down on; to make light of
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry