book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
manuscript; version; draft
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
ten; 10; ten years of age
child prodigy; infant genius; wonder child
irreproachable conduct; good conduct; high morals
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
(academic) excellence; superiority; honors (e.g. graduating with); cum laude
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
full; wholehearted; utmost; overall width
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
department (of a university or hospital); course (of study); branch of study; family
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
model or exemplary student
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
district headman; head county official
certificate of merit; testimonial
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
Nihon Gaishi (22-volume history of Japan's samurai clans, written in classical Chinese; 1836)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
primary school; elementary school; grade school
principal; head teacher; headmaster; headmistress
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
doctors; teachers; lawyers