domestically produced; domestic; Japanese-made
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
small number; small amount; fraction; decimal fraction
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
deep knowledge; attainments; scholarship
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
while studying; presently studying
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
the very start; the very beginning
of little importance; trivial; worthless; valueless
sincerity; true heart; devotion
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
lethality; killing effectiveness
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
low intelligence; low IQ; feeble-mindedness; unintelligent person; person with a low IQ
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
certainly; surely; definitely
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
worldwide; common to the whole world; universal
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at someone's expense)
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
narrow-minded; small-minded; close-minded; intolerant
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; poor-looking
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
spinal fluid; cerebrospinal fluid; brains; intelligence
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)