humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
natural; reasonable; understandable
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
to intervene; to stop (something)
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
new student; freshman; first-year student
small; fine; detailed; stingy
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to become an expert; to be master at
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
son-in-law taken (adopted) into family
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
sense of inferiority; one's weak point
emotional strength; force of will
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
of great promise; with a promising future
like a decent person; human
to abide (by the rules); to keep to the regulations
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
caller; visitor; company; guest
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
to be helpful; to be useful
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion