language of one's country; mother tongue; native language
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
nationality; citizenship; nationality (ship, airplane, etc.); registration; flag
one's home country; one's homeland
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
this is why; this means; it is the case that
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
free drink; free drinks; free refills; bottomless cup; all-you-can-drink
reduction by half; halving
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
woman; lady; adult female
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
to say a word; to say something; to speak briefly; to give a quick holler; to let (someone) know
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
Japanese-English; Japanese-English dictionary
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering
drawing board; drafting board
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation