coward; gutless person; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast
eating; bite (in fishing)
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
impassioned speech; fervent speech
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook
individualism; egoism; selfishness
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently
kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous
what happens twice will happen thrice
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
to feel refreshed; to feel more cheerful; to feel better
disenchantment; apathy; spoiled fun; turn-off
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself
company; corporation; workplace
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
comfort; consolation; diversion
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
finally; in the end; on top of all that
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
marriage fraud; fake marriage