to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
going down the road; travelling; lyric composition describing scenery a traveler sees on the way (traveller); eloping
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
being a good listener; good listener
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
no!; no no!; no, not at all
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
private citizen; civilian
prohibition; inhibition; ban
as is habit; the way life normally is
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
fierce attack; furious attack
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
bias; eccentricity; obstinacy
frosted (glass); matted; disillusionment; letdown
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
product; produce; result; fruit
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
construction; architecture (of buildings)
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
pre-existing; already there; conventional
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability