to blow through; to blow across
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed
built-in; fixed; attached
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
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)
to gain knowledge; to build up one's knowledge
to emphasize; to attach importance to
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
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)
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
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
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
belief; faith; conviction
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
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
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language
(one's) older brother; foolish older brother
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
study of foreign languages; linguistics
awareness; realization; noticing
to be absorbed in reading; to get lost in reading; to be immersed in (a book)
to forget everything; to lose one's memory (e.g. of a period); to black out
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
general; overall; across-the-board
charging (at the enemy) with a shout; rush; rushing (an activity); working at full speed; penetration; piercing
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
to keep in mind; to memorize
magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort