to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
horizontal script (esp. of a European language); European writing; Roman letters; European language; Western language
but; however; even though; even if
sun; saint; San (people); son
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
reason; cause; circumstances
man who marries a wealthy or upwardly-mobile woman; (male) gold digger
about; concerning; related to; -ish
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
finding employment; getting a job
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
inborn nature; genuine; intrinsic; essential
to happen to hear; to overhear
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
price; cost; value; worth; value
(enforced) confinement; internment; detention by legal force
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
heir; inheritor; successor
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
to be photographed; to be projected
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
model change (esp. mobile phone); model upgrade
longed-for; anxiously awaited
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)