our country; our land; one's own country
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
pioneer; trailblazer; leader; groundbreaker; pathfinder; forerunner
charming; fascinating; attractive
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
flat; level; flat (e.g. in 10 seconds flat); exactly; flat; flat
at once; immediately; right now
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
calm; composed; leisurely
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
contrary to one's expectations
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
the way back; the way home; return trip
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
world; society; people; the public
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
different school (e.g. of ikebana)
in advance; beforehand; previously
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
to run down (stairs, etc.)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk