our country; our land; one's own country
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
superiority complex; sense of superiority
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change in kabuki (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate)
to happen to hear; to overhear
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured); (another person's) wife
prickling; stinging; tingling
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
oops!; I did it again; now I've done it; I've messed up
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
paid vacation; paid holiday
in the hospital; hospitalized
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
investigation (e.g. academically, of the unknown); close inquiry (enquiry)
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
riskiness; (level of) danger
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
dear; darling; adorable; precious; cute; lovely
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
letting (someone) die without helping