absolute basics; very rudiments
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith (and marrow)
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
special; particular; peculiar; unique
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
consumption; expenditure; spending
composite; combined; complex
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
tendency; trend; inclination
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
natural; intrinsic; from birth
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action)
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
honour; honor; glory; renown
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
to talk; to chat; to chatter
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
apathetic; lackadaisical; indolent; weak; feeble; effeminate
characteristic (of); peculiar (to); inherent (in); eigen-
true character; real nature
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
the two views (of an object) referring to the same thing; being inseparable like the two sides of an object; two sides of the same coin
plan; idea; design; taste; liking; preference
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
high-grade sake; fine drink
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
first-class goods; A-grade product
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
to stop talking; to be silent
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip