university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
be (that) as it may; having said that
future (usually near); prospects
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
infancy; childhood; tender age
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
royal capital; imperial capital
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
position; location; base; point; site
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
private tutor; coach; governess
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
several times; a few times
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
woman; female; feminine gender
(of a woman) divorcing and moving back in with her parents; (of an employee) leaving a position only to return to it later; (of a ship) leaving from and returning to the same port
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
older brother and younger sister
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
environment; circumstance
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
the same generation; coeval