to spend time (on doing something)
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
results; record; grades; marks
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
probability; likelihood; chances
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
administration; medication; dosage
remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
specimen; sample; object to be examined
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
early (days); initial stage; initial
trial product; prototype model
the very best; excellent; superb
finished product; finished goods; completed article
large quantity; large amount
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
at least; at most; (even) just
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness