first generation; founder
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to fall into ruin; to become dilapidated; to become run-down; to become desolate; to be badly neglected
to name; to call; to christen; to term
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
property; fortune; assets
wandering; roaming; drifting
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
feeling of tragic heroism; feeling of grim resolve; sense of determination
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
(religious) piety; faith; devotion
sad news; news of a death; death notice
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair); grip (e.g. of death)
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
direct descent; direct line
descendant; progeny; offspring
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
training; drill; practice; discipline
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to bring up under one's personal care
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
one's own child; one's own children
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
polishing (a piece of writing); improvement; revision; refinement
you (plural); all of you; you all