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06-16-2011, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Maxful View Post
Thanks for the detailed explanation, masaegu.
Think of it this way and I don't think you can go wrong:
見る look [at] with your eyeballs
確かめる look over/verify for "correctness"
診る medically examine/diagnose

Also, as a side note, the 鼓 in 鼓動 is the same as in 太鼓 (taiko, the big, famous Japanese drum type).