three branch Tokugawa families (Owari, Kii, and Mito);  big three;  top three
 son of a distinguished family;  son of a noble
 brush tip;  first on a list;  head;  chief
 the present;  present time;  as of;  present tense;  this world;  this life
 number;  number plate;  license plate
 but (still);  and yet;  nevertheless;  even so;  notwithstanding
 but;  however;  even;  however;  no matter how;  ... or something;  either ... or ...
 bad;  poor;  poor (quality);  inferior;  evil;  sinful;  ugly
 here;  this place;  this point;  here;  these past ... (e.g. three years);  these last ...
 good;  goodness;  right;  virtue
 wicked person;  evil person;  scoundrel;  bad thing;  mischief
 certainly;  of course;  even if;  no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how);  without even;  without so much as;  at the (least, earliest, etc.)
 unrelated;  irrelevant;  unconcerned;  unconnected
 interesting;  fascinating;  amusing;  funny;  enjoyable;  fun
 dropping out of school;  withdrawing from school;  expulsion from school;  dismissal;  leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
 career;  carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.);  carrier;  telephone company;  career government employee
 second;  number two;  runner-up
 gate (for entry, boarding, etc.);  gate;  logic element
 to turn;  to rotate;  to pass around;  to send around;  to move (someone or something to where its needed);  to send;  to turn (to a new use)
 reserve;  spare;  preparation;  preliminaries
 packing;  packaging;  face mask;  face pack;  puck
 to place on (something);  to give (someone) a ride;  to give a lift;  to load (luggage);  to carry;  to send out (on the airwaves, etc.);  to deceive
 movement;  transfer;  migration;  mobile;  moving;  traveling
 loading (on board);  equipping;  equipped (with);  built-in
 completion;  conclusion;  perfect (tense, form, aspect)
 Mr.;  Mrs.;  makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions);  state;  situation
 companion;  partner;  other party;  addressee;  opponent (sports, etc.)
 life;  living;  I;  me;  student
 after all;  because;  but;  even;  too;  as well
 examination;  exam;  test;  trial;  experiment;  test
 limits;  boundary;  domain;  area (e.g. in programming languages)
 until (a time);  till;  to (a place or person);  as far as;  to (an extent);  up to
 course;  route;  path;  process;  means
 without;  unacceptable;  not alright;  unsatisfactory
 aeroplane taking off from a warship (airplane)
 permission;  approval;  authorization;  to permit;  to authorize
 good;  OK;  all right;  fine;  very well;  will do