influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
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)
student (esp. a university student)
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
surely; certainly; without doubt
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
first generation; founder
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
(social) position; status
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
literally; to the letter; literal
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to interlace; to fit together; to combine; to mingle
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
systematization; systematisation; organization; organisation
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
a few years ago; some years back
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
child prodigy; infant genius; wonder child
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force