to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
unconditionally; as a rule
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
way of calling (something or someone)
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
takeover (of a company, etc.); hijacking
hard-line policy; tough measure
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
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)
student (esp. a university student)
surely; certainly; without doubt
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
literally; to the letter; literal
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to interlace; to fit together; to combine; to mingle
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
systematization; systematisation; organization; organisation
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
selection (from many people for an important position); exceptional promotion
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
(person) seeming like a genius; (having) the temperament of a prodigy
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
experience; being accustomed (to something); poise in a critical situation
head; brains; intellect; understanding
eastern country; eastern provinces; Kanto provinces
discernment; penetration; keen insight; your discernment; your insight; your conjecture
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
same; similar; (just) like; equal