active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
generation; the world; the age
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
to apply correspondingly; to correspond to; to be proportionate to; to conform to
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
stabilization; stabilisation
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
study; diligence; discount; reduction
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
for a while; for some time; for a period
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
the same generation; coeval
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
quick-witted; a flash of brilliance; great wisdom
handsome youth (male); pretty boy
pleased to make your acquaintance
several years standing; over several years
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure