to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
emotional scars; mental trauma
overlooking; turning a blind eye
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
year in, year out; always; 24-7
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to be injured; to sustain a wound
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
icicle; ice pillar (for cooling a room); (arch.) ice
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
anything and everything; just about everything
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)