house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
training; drill; practice; discipline
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
match; game; bout; contest
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
second grade; medium quality; average; middle class; secondary grade
results; record; grades; marks
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
study subject; course of study; department (university, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent