important post; important office; key position
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
next generation; future generation
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
largest class; top category
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
victim; injured party; sufferer
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
to bring back; to restore
to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to establish; to formulate
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
something out of the ordinary; variant; variety; person with an unusual character or background; unique figure; exceptional type
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
how many people; a number of people
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
(with a) slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous