(period of) a year; during an era
to do together; to share; to participate in
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
twenty years of age; youth; early age; tender age of ...
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
writing; composition; essay; sentence
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
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)
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
society; public; community; social studies
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
advanced; developed; seniority; senior; superior
various countries; various regions; various provinces
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
reform; reformation; reorganization