level; standard; water level
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
coming out; emerging; being born into (a certain family); being a native of (a particular place)
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to gain knowledge; to build up one's knowledge
to emphasize; to attach importance to
(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall
specialization; specialisation
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be proportionate to; to correspond to; to be equivalent to
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
knowledge; information; opinion; view
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
but; however; provided that
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
belief; faith; conviction
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
poor (quality, conditions, etc.); bad; inferior; poor-quality
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
to spend time (on doing something)
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language
hating; strongly disliking