pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
in the same way as; just like
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
middle and high-school students
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
than; from; out of; except; but; more
woman; female; feminine gender
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
considerably; fairly; quite
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
learning good manners through apprenticeship (to an upper-class family)
accomplishments; taking lessons (in dance, music, tea ceremony, flower arranging, etc.)
learning about the world; preparation for life in the community; work experience
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
family chart and personal history
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
higher rank; better position
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
studying (temporarily) at another institution (in the same country as the institution one belongs to); studying or researching at an institution while still employed
system; institution; organization; organisation
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to leave home; to leave one's parental roof; to leave the nest; to go out on one's own
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)