Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
outbreak of war; starting a war
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
(former) imperial university
state of the war; war situation
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
as; because; with; due to
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
end of war; cessation of hostilities
demobilization; demobilisation; repatriation
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
diploma; licence; license
being adopted into the family of one's bride
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
correspondence; news; letter; tidings
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
one grade; first-class; primary
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
though one didn't intend (expect) to
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
rumor of a romance (rumour)
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)