reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
to keep away; to keep at a distance
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
such ... as; or some such
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
disclosure; exposure; revelation
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
to say; to be pleased to say
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to pat (e.g. dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to apologize; to apologise
absentmindedness; peace of mind
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
solitude; loneliness; isolation