previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
(multi-faculty) university
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
recommendation; referral; endorsement
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
results; record; grades; marks
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
with a whizzing sound; with a whistling sound; sound of something whizzing by
your daughter; young woman
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
establishment (of a business); founding
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
few decades; many decades; several decades
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
cooperation; tie-up; joint business; partnership; alliance; sponsorship
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
spacious; roomy; large; extensive (business, dealings, etc.); large (scale); broad
sound; sure; safe; steady; firm
financial muscle; economic clout
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
big family principle; extended family policy
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
strategic resources; strategic materials
family; relatives; dependents; household