country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
to begin talking; to open up
in an easy-to-understand manner; in a very kind and detailed way
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
to palpitate (with anxiety, etc.)
personal combat; one-to-one fight
one breath; chug!; drink!
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
depending on; dependent on
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
dated; date; fixed; external
instant; moment; for an instant
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
person concerned; interested party; related party
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to be moderate in; to be temperate in; to refrain (from doing); to withhold (an announcement, comment, etc.); to be beside; to be close by
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-