to get on a horse; to mount a horse
family; relatives; dependents; household
ancestral; hereditary; handed down from generation to generation; for generations; from generation to generation
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
ancestor; forefather; foremother
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); concentration; condensation (of a vapour or gas)
imbalance; proceeding irregularly; unsteady progress; limp; claudication
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
story of one's experiences
inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance
such ... as; or some such
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
blacksmithing; forging; smithery; blacksmith; smith
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
farmer; farming family; farmhouse; School of Agrarianism (China); School of Agronomists
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
reason for being; raison d'être
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
(another's) son; boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
male diver (who collects shells, seaweed, etc.); fisherman
fishing industry; fishery
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
fishing grounds; permitted fishing zone
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless