unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
gymnastics; physical exercises; artistic gymnastics; gymnastics competition; physical education (class); PE
quarrel; feud; wrangling; snarling (at each other)
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
nationality; citizenship; nationality (ship, airplane, etc.); registration; flag
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
smuggling; contraband trade
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
quarter; person with one non-Japanese grandparent
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
near; nearby; not far off
to speak with an accent; to be corrupted (of word); to mispronounce
fluent (in a language); flowing
language learning ability; foreign language skills; linguistic ability
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
advantage; point in favor; point in favour