state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
cultivation; nurture; culture
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
support; backing; patronage
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
physician in private practice; (arch.) town doctor; (arch.) doctor who served the townspeople (as opposed to the emperor, a daimyo, etc.)
considerably; greatly; a lot
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
in this way; thus; such; uh...
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
meaning; significance; sense
originally; by nature; from the start
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)