Words seen around me

自ら

みずから

oneself

自我

じが

ego​；self​

個性

こせい　

individuality; personality; quirk

広告

こうこく

advertisement

募集

ぼしゅう

recruitment; invitation; selection; taking applications

布

ぬの

cloth; fabric; material; textile

扇ぐ

あおぐ

to fan

仰ぐ

あおぐ

to look up (at)

to look up to; to respect; to revere

to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to turn to (someone) for

to depend on; to rely on

破る

やぶる

to tear; to rip; to break; to destroy​

to violate (e.g. rule); to break (e.g. promise)

to break (a record)

立派（な）

りっぱ（な）

splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent; impressive

praiseworthy; creditable; worthy

legal; legitimate; lawful

undeniable (e.g. crime); indisputable; solid

逞しい

たくましい

burly; strong; sturdy​

robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong

潰す

つぶす

to smash; to crush; to flatten

to shut down; to put out of business; to force (a company) to close up shop​

to kill (time); to while away (the time); to use up (one's time)

to waste (e.g. talents)

使用

しよう

usage

提供

ていきょう

offer; tender; providing; supplying; making available; donating (blood, organs, etc.)

sponsoring (a TV program)

提供者

ていきょうしゃ

donor; contributor; provider

対立

たいりつ

confrontation; opposition; antagonism

埋める

うめる

to bury (e.g. in the ground)

to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed

to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to bridge (a difference, a gap); to fill (a seat, a vacant position); to fill out (a form, a sheet)

隅々

すみずみ

every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs