woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to claim lives; to cause deaths; to result in fatalities
tablet personal computer (tablet PC)
tap; faucet; tapping (on a touchscreen); tap dance; tap (electrical)
business conditions; trade conditions; financial situation
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
people of color (colour); non-white races
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
worst; poor and boring; uncool
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
actual profit; practical use; benefit
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
key person; important person
well connected; well known; having a large, diverse circle of acquaintances
to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air
mainland China; China proper
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)
four generations; fourth generation immigrant; yonsei; the fourth (e.g. George IV)
language of one's country; mother tongue; native language
to be hesitant; to feel timid
mimicking someone's speech; imitating someone's way of speaking; mimicry
memory; ability to remember
communication skills; communication ability
to facilitate; to make easy; to simplify
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
self-defense; self-defence
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
(linguistic) competence; language capability
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
twenty years of age; youth; early age; tender age of ...