outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
good family; respectable family; decent family
finding employment; getting a job
widow; divorced woman not remarried; unmarried woman
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
marriageable age; chance of marriage
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
form; shape; figure; visage
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
employment; starting work
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to be selected (from among many people)
to be moved by affection; to be moved by kindness; to be touched
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
to be conspicuous; to stand out