country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
a lot; to a very great extent; absolutely
weight-loss exercises; weight-loss body movements
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
troublesome; bothersome; burdensome
to talk; to chat; to chatter
basis; based on; conformance; conformity; authority (of); standard
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
nationally protected chicken breed; free-range local traditional pedigree chicken; chicken meat from same; locally raised chicken
to press a question; to cross-examine
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
outcast; odd man out; pariah
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
nothing but; none other than
different opinion; objection
premises search; household search
not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to happen to have on hand or in stock
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
belief; faith; conviction
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
nice; good; well-executed
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
sour look; surly face; pout
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by