(former) imperial university
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
apprenticeship in the running of a household; prospective bride who undertakes an apprenticeship to learn housekeeping
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
honor; honour; glory; (arch.) prosperity
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
story; tale; talk; discussion
overnight stay when traveling (travelling); sleeping on grass in an open field
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
my husband; one's family; family member
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
incident; affair; happening; event
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
among these; between these; of these