to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
one or two; a few; small number
interviewer (for job, school, etc. interviews)
(waiting) impatiently; (spending) many a weary day; each moment seeming like an eternity
parent-child relationship
judgement; judgment; decision; ruling; finding; adjudication
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
mother-in-law; foster mother; stepmother
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
obstetrics; obstetrical department; maternity division
to differ (in); to have different ...; to be different (in terms of ...)
company housing; housing provided by one's company
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
metropolitan tramway; tram operated by the metropolitan government (esp. Tokyo)
to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)
older half-brother (by a different father)
having a high threshold (for entry); difficult to approach; feeling awkward to go to (of someone's home)
irregular; unsystematic; unsteady; disorderly
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
coherence; order; focus; point
to run about; to rush about
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to learn something through hearing
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être; ikigai
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
obscure; vague; ambiguous