to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
clothes; clothing; garments
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
while there is life, there is hope; without life, there is nothing; don't waste your life
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
property; fortune; assets
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
association; union; guild
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
grinder; grinding machine; polisher
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
main question; real issue at hand
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
even if not; even without
recitation; reciting from memory
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
to suck (or draw) out; to aspirate
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler