country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
father's side of family; paternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
because of; owing to; due to
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
study of foreign languages; linguistics
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
results; record; grades; marks
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
finding employment; getting a job
easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
motherland; fatherland; native country
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
price; cost; value; worth; value
working adult; full-fledged member of society
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
domestic; parochial; noncosmopolitan; provincial
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
pride; self-confidence; self-esteem; self-conceit
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
supremacy; predominance; being superior to
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
starting up (e.g. business, computer)
overseas deployment (e.g. military forces); overseas expansion (e.g. business operations)
outside the country; abroad
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
language learning ability; foreign language skills; linguistic ability
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy