use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to steal; to shoplift; to play pachinko
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
showing one's face in public; facing another person
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
to have a warped view; to be jaundiced; to feel that one has been unfairly treated; to be jealous; to be envious
mouth; speech; counter for people or implements
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
to suffer damage; to be deceived
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
now that; since; so long as; because
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
mission; delegation; transmission
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
crucial; key; most important; main (point)
to order; to command; to appoint