qualifications; requirements; capabilities
educator; teacher; educationalist
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
correction (of error, mistake, etc.); reform; training
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
cut; reduction; curtailment
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear
pronunciation; production of sound
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
how; in what way; how about; questionable
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
practice; practising; training; study
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to cease; to stop; to be over
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
vague; obscure; vast; boundless
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
vulgar; mean; base; coarse; crude
great debate; great controversy
founder of dynasty or sect
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
how long; how much; to what extent
(some) more; even more; longer; further
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
remarkable; striking; obvious
national fortunes; destiny of a country
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
sign; indication; omen; symptom
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...