to make efforts to improve the areas where you are lacking
自分の弱点を改善するために努力する (jibun no jakuten o kaizen suru tame ni doryoku suru)
"He is trying to work on his weaknesses to become more confident."
"彼はもっと自信を持つために自分の弱点に取り組んでいます。" (Kare wa motto jishin o motsu tame ni jibun no **jakuten ni torikundeimasu**.)
to release anger or stress by doing something active
to start working seriously on something important
to end successfully for someone
to develop admiration or respect for other traditions and be...
to lag in selling goods to foreign countries
to ask many people the same question