Selfishness is an essential part of his character.

Learning to read well is of primary importance.

Majority rule is a basic principle of democracy.

Imagination is the root of all civilization.

The government must make fundamental changes.

A radical disarmament treaty prohibits all armaments and armed forces.

Air, like food, is a basic human need.

Greetings are the basis of good manners.

Let us turn now to the fundamental issue.

The loss of childhood spontaneity has caused widespread concern, as well as calls for review of the nation's educational and social structures.

There must be something at the bottom of all this.

The fundamental problem in arguing with a person who denies global warming is that they use erroneous logic.

Zen Buddhism is also called "Buddha's mind school" because of its basic tenet of transmitting the mind of Buddha directly from teacher to student without relying on writings or sutras.

The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.

Next week, I will ask Mr Nemoto or Mr Sekiguchi to bring back the original copy.

If we don't thoroughly examine the cause of bullying, bullying will probably never go away.