foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
supporting; shoring up; promotion; propping-up; jacking-up; manipulation
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
to start for home; to head for home; to make for home
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
municipality; local government; self-governing body; autonomous body
love for one's current school or alma mater
being in school; being a student of
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
great popularity; sensation; good reputation
shoe store; shoe shop; shoemaker
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
to break a dam; to burst out
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
eye; eyeball; (arch.) pupil and (dark) iris of the eye; (arch.) insight; (arch.) perceptivity; (arch.) look
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
union; joining; conjugation
slim; slender; slight; delicate
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
gasping; puffing; wheezing; asthma
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
wetting oneself; peeing in one's pants