thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
promising without due consideration
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
pleased to make your acquaintance
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
greatest mistake of one's life
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
to give; to present; to offer; to do for someone's sake
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
discernment; penetration; insight; intellectual acumen
female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife
simplicity; unsophisticatedness
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
different strokes for different folks; people doing something in their own way
several men, several minds; everyone has his own ideas and tastes; everyone has his own interests and ideas; different strokes for different folks
very bad condition; (in) terrible form; serious slump
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
charming; fascinating; attractive
proposal; proposition; suggestion
much less; to say nothing of
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
goodness; excellence; virtue
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
jokingly; in the form of a joke
to concern; to be related
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
well connected; well known; having a large, diverse circle of acquaintances
to sniff out; to get wind of
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall