His country is suffering under a dictatorship.

As a New Year's decoration, I set up a kadomatsu.

Mr. Monowaki is my best friend.

He likes to speak his native tongue.

Suddenly, a downpour began.

I always read a guidebook before traveling.

We walked to school on the causeway.

This snake has a very powerful poisonous liquid.

He solved the problem by deciding on his own.

He decided the progress of the project by himself.