someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
commander; commanding officer; CO
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
Michel; Michele; Michele; Michelle
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
several years; a few years
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
job; work; duties; trade; skill
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
orphan; person without friends
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
philanthropic activity; charity work
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
medical care; medical treatment
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
to mutually recognize; to agree; to accept
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
husband and wife; married couple
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
diligent worker; hard worker
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
to be enrolled (in a college, course of study, etc.); to be a member (of an organization)
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
to do together; to share; to participate in
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to be harmonious; to get on well; to be intimate or close
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
how can (one) do something
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly