nursing; nurturing; rearing; lactation; suckling
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
system where all students live in dormitories; residential system; boarding system (e.g. boarding school)
student (esp. a university student)
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
lodging; boarding; boarding house; school dormitory
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)
to govern; to manage; to subdue
shogunal vassal; direct retainer of a shogun
head of the student council; president of the student council
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
on the occasion of; at the time of
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
family positioned to accede to the shogunate
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
surroundings; environs; circumference
special selection; finest pick; top pick
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
arrest; apprehension; capture
public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery