heir; inheritor; successor
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
general; popular; common; typical
society; public; community; social studies
system; institution; organization; organisation
firmly rooted; deep-seated
how many people; a number of people
beloved concubine; favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun)
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
that's the way it is; such is life
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
idleness; lack of application; lazy study habits
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
generation; the world; the age
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love