ecology; life and habits (of an animal); mode of life; way of living
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
one-year-old; one year old
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to follow (someone) around; to cling (to); to dog; to hound; to harry; to pursue
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
(distinction of) sex; gender
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
research; study; investigation
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
results; record; grades; marks
person of low rank or position
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
imperial court; royal court
research institute; (research) laboratory
organs of the state; machinery of the state
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
aptitude; aptness; suitability
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
boy; son; baby boy; young man
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
child prodigy; infant genius; wonder child
to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
graduation examination; graduation test
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryō system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize