(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
rational; reasonable; logical
correction (of a fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform; straightening (of teeth)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to worry (about); to be worried (about); to be troubled (by); to be pained (by); to be distressed (by)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
hating; strongly disliking
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
living thing; living creature; animal; life
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
(raw) ore; unpolished gemstone
to have (something) innate; to be born with
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
(feeling) impatient; irritated; irritating; frustrated; frustrating; vexed
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
being drawn to many things; distraction; difficulty of choice; difficulty in choosing; being unable to decide
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated