favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
formal dress; ceremonial dress; morning dress; evening dress; dress suit
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
older sister; elder sister
(another's) daughter; young lady
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
beginning; outset; first; onset
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
letter; missive; note; mail
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate