(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
shoe rack (at an entrance); shoe cupboard; shoe cubby
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
just one person; only one
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
with a light pull; with a gentle tug; with a small motion
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
consultant at a children's welfare center; child welfare comissioner
one's (official) authority; ex-officio authority; power
control; check; restraint; inhibition
second marriage; remarriage
child from a previous marriage; child of a former spouse; stepchild
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
to open up to someone else; to divulge one's true feelings; to be openhearted
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
discipline; training; teaching manners
punishment (esp. spanking a child); criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
at first; in the beginning; originally
self-mutilation; self-injury
confabulation; fabrication
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
de facto husband; common-law husband
cohabitation (esp. of an unmarried couple); living together
infancy; childhood; tender age