sense of justice; feeling of righteousness; moral sense
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être; ikigai
vague; obscure; dim; indistinct; ambiguous
to move forward; to move on
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
day after day; day by day
stickily; glutinously; persistently; insistently; tenaciously
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
to drive to death (e.g. by suicide); to cause to die
carefree; relaxed; comfortable; at one's ease
operation (of a machine); running; driving (a vehicle); use (of capital, funds, etc.); management
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way; to grow freely (e.g. of weeds)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
departure (from a base); takeoff; launch; starting (to move; of a car); start; moving off
rather than; more ... than ...
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
muzzling (someone); gagging; forcing (someone) to keep quiet (about something); silencing (someone); killing (someone) to prevent them from revealing something
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
high efficiency; high performance
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
increase in sophistication; enhancement of functionality; increase in speed; upgrading
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
order's up; one order ready; coming up; problem solved; one down; all done