being adopted into the family of one's bride
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
surname; family name; last name
metropolitan; managed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
working one's way through school; earning one's own school fees; studying under adversity; studying in harsh economic circumstances
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
National Medical Practitioners Qualifying Examination
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
to be surprised; to be astonished
suffix for familiar person
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
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)
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
man; male; masculine gender
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
our country; our land; one's own country