beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
front; frontage; facade; main
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
to gather; to collect; to assemble
pious men and women; religious people; the faithful
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly