doctors; teachers; lawyers
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
having completed no schooling beyond elementary school; elementary school graduate
pre-war days; before the war
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
in a great quantity; plentifully; greatly
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
to have a talented child despite being untalented; a black hen lays a white egg; (lit.) a kite gives birth to a hawk
base; basis; bedrock; platform
to weigh on one's mind; to worry one; to be concerned about
southwestern part; the southwest
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
to get used to living (in); to live (somewhere) for a long time
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection; fondness
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
someone; a certain person
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
to change completely; to change suddenly
steady; sound; stable; safe (e.g. business); reliable; trustworthy
persevering; very patient
to find out; to discover; to locate
murder; homicide; manslaughter
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to incur someone's enmity
tangle; entanglement; snarl; complication; difficulties; trouble
falling behind (with a payment); being in arrears; non-payment; default; delinquency
one's person; around one's person
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
interaction with one's neighbors; relationship with one's neighbors
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
neighbouring house; neighboring house
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
dying alone (esp. of someone who lives alone and dies of natural causes at home without anyone knowing); solitary death
executive; government; administration; governance; the authorities
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding