to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
anything and everything; just about everything
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
like that; that way; thus
feeling; sense; impression
to talk to oneself; to mutter
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
body; body blow (in boxing)
to polish up (on); to refine; to hone; to polish (by rubbing)