to exert oneself; to devote oneself to
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
to remember; to recollect; to recognize; to recognise
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
a short while ago; already
proposal; offer; request; application
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
nice; likeable; desirable
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
to consider others' feelings; to sympathize with somebody's feelings
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
to classify; to sort out; to sift through
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to get strong; to gain strength
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
pessimism; disappointment
to subsist; to keep on living
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
to work together; to strive together; (lit.) to form a tag team
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
choices; alternatives; options
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)