endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
how many months?; how long?
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
business trip; official trip
reconciliation (with one's spouse, adopted child, etc.)
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to harm; to cause harm to
ex-husband; former husband
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
sense of caution; wariness
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
this is why; this means; it is the case that
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
irrefutable evidence; smoking gun; solid evidence; incontestable proof; dead giveaway
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
stirring up trouble in order to get credit for resolving it; profiting from solving problems created by oneself