eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
sympathy; compassion; pity
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
to attempt; to test; to try out