marriage proposal; marriage talks
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
very rich person; the super rich
university student; college student
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
(your) daughter; young woman
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
to have meaning; to be meaningful
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
a disgrace (to a whole group of people)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
tone (of argument); tenor; drift
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
job hunting; job searching