illegitimate (e.g. born to a mistress)
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
half-sibling (with a different mother)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
results; record; grades; marks
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
at every opportunity; whenever possible; whenever the occasion arises; from time to time; occasionally
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
depending on; dependent on
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to backfire; to have a harmful result
educational institution; school; academy; campus
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
House of Peers (Japan, Meiji constitution); House of Lords (UK)
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still