ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
family positioned to accede to the shogunate
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
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
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
hedge; fence; border; limit
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
vice president (of a club or organization, organisation)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
older brother and younger sister
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
student body; student council
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
without cause; without reason
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
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...
in comparison to; rather than
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
power; authority; jurisdiction
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend