thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
(present) head of a family
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
approval; license; licence; permission
in one's lifetime; (while) in life
the one before last; two generations, etc. previous
to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be proportionate to; to correspond to; to be equivalent to
government official; public servant; civil servant
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
to raise the reputation of one's family; to found a house
three generations; three periods; third generation
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
depiction; description; portrayal
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to have the memory of having done something oneself
being adopted into the family of one's bride
at that time; in those days
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
parsimonious spirit; tendency to be frugal; inclination to scrimp and save; tendency to fuss over trivial things; worrier's disposition