poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
progress; advance; improvement; development
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
to be at a loss for words
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
uncertainty; inaccuracy; incorrectness
spoken language; colloquial speech; (modern) spoken Japanese; written style based on (modern) spoken Japanese
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
fluent (in a language); flowing
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
very much; very many; more and more
simply put; putting it simply; in short
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
early post war period; immediately after the war
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
forced to use; forced into a position
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
salesperson; shop assistant; hawker; (arch.) male prostitute
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
auto-repair shop; service station; garage
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
(car) turn signal; blinker; indicator
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
Mollis (Switzerland); Morris (Canada); Maurice; Morice; Moris; Morrice