to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
ago; since; before; previous
column (e.g. in newspaper); stand-alone feature article framed by a box
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
editor (in publishing, etc.)
commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
to be reminded of; to call to mind
advanced (developed) country; advanced nations
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
(United States of) America; USA; US
Carnegie Mellon (University)
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
professor; teaching; instruction
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
information technology; IT
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education