foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
rash; eruption (in response to a skin irritant); influence; crazy about; having an affectation concerning all things surrounding something (esp. a language, a culture, etc.)
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
numerical value; figure; result; reading (on a meter, etc.)
to enclose; to corral; to fence in; to pen in
witch hunt (persecution of people accused of witchcraft); witch hunt (persecution of people considered a danger to society)
to hoist; to lift up; to (crowd around and) rebuke; to (gang up and) criticize; to reproach severely
heresy; nonconformism; heathenism; paganism
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
to live; to make a living; to get on with
good citizen; honest man; respectable member of society
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity
a moment; a minute; an instant; stubborn; obstinate
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
to take a fancy to something; to be moved; to feel inclined to
dully; dispassionately; apathetically; in a subdued manner
turning away from; shift away from; being far removed from; being very different from; becoming independent of
to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.); to capture
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
powerful medicine; strong poison
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
person with an unhealthy romantic obsession
rather; sooner; preferably
can't go on like this; can't stand it anymore; can't take it any longer
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
patience; endurance; perseverance
favoritism; favouritism; partiality; prejudice; bias
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
concerning the content; with respect to the content; content-wise
bonsai; miniature potted plant
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
general; popular; common; typical
physical law; laws of physics
more haste, less speed; slow and steady wins the race
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
depreciation; decline; fall; slump