inferior; coarse; poor quality; inadequate; deteriorated
one's family (home) background (environment)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
parents and siblings; one's relatives
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to be afraid of making mistakes; to fear failing
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to be nauseating; to be disgusting; to be revolting; to throw up; to vomit
minimum; at the very least
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
one field; a division; a branch (e.g. of study, etc.)
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
dropout; straggler; outcast; failure
nothing but; none other than
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
reaching; attaining; arrival
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
path of righteousness; path of duty; right track; correct path
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
among these; between these; of these
almost; roughly; approximately
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
choices; alternatives; options
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
to cease; to stop; to be over
to make progress; to develop; to evolve (method, style, etc.)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
being the strongest; being powerful (mighty) without equal