purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
essence; true nature; substance; reality
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
how many people; a number of people
be (that) as it may; having said that
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
change; transformation; innovation; Reformation
conveyor belt; belt conveyor
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
duty; obligation; responsibility
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
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to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to be answerable (for); to take the blame
industrialist; entrepreneur
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
moral duty; moral obligations; justification; pretext; just cause
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherry-picking (e.g. information)
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
principle; theory; fundamental truth
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top