to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
minute; micro; detailed; delicate; subtle
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
offense and defense; offence and defence
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
staged event; faked situation; prearranged performance
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
sekai-kei (genre of manga, anime, etc.)
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
and (also); both ... and; as well as
to be entwined; to be involved
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
circuit (electric); cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle)
composite; combined; complex
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
nature; property; disposition
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention