drawing; painting; doodling; sketching
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
in one's own way or style
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
establishment; settlement
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
beginning; outset; first; onset
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
difficult to ...; hard to ...
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
scenery; scene; landscape
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
without; but if; otherwise; or else
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
combination technique in Judo
coincident with; while; simultaneously
ambitious; motivated; willful
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience