something; some kind of; for some reason
to writhe; to squirm; to wriggle
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
literature; books (reference); document
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
study of foreign languages; linguistics
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
smoothly; easily; readily
to finish reading; to read through
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
four Taoist gods said to reign over the four directions; four gods said to reign over the four seasons
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
rail (any bird of family Rallidae, esp. the water rail, Rallus aquaticus)
overwhelming strength; extremely strong person; powerhouse; very strong player; very strong team
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)