learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
the same generation; coeval
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
admission (e.g. to a training institution, research establishment, social welfare facility, etc.); entrance; imprisonment; internment; confinement
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
co-education; mixed education
old evils; long-standing abuses; old-fashioned ways; old-fashioned; outdated; outmoded
postgraduate course; graduate course
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
whispering; murmuring; subdued
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
studying abroad; travelling to study; traveling to study
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as