origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
(on the) net; (on the) Internet; (on the) Web
shopping; purchased goods
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
all-America; pan-American; all of America
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
student (esp. a university student)
selection; choice; option
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
high academic achievement; advanced academic training; higher education
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); returning to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
home area; home town; local
to grow up; to become an adult
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
mountain forest; forest on a mountain; montane forest; mountains and forest
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
fields (of rice and other crops)
head; brains; intellect; understanding
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)