He always just receives gifts and never gives anything himself.

He picked up a pen to write down the poem.

It's difficult to remember the stroke order of kanji.

He is a former lawyer who was a prosecutor, and he is making use of that experience.

He was born as an illegitimate child and experienced many difficulties.

My grandfather used to till his privately-owned rice field.

Using the private railway makes commuting very convenient.

We respect Japanese culture.

We are going on a trip tomorrow.

He holds a personal grudge against me.