favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
while; even though; despite
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
sick person; patient; invalid
heir; inheritor; successor
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
unexpected (joy, success, etc.); unanticipated; beyond what one hoped; beyond one's expectations
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
another family; another house
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
husband and wife; married couple
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
going out (before burning completely); dying out; fizzling out (e.g. of a plan); falling through; coming to nothing
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
to cry one's eyes out; to make one's eyes swollen from crying
to sob; to never stop crying; to cry on and on
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
take care of yourself; get well soon
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside