success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
benefiting from the fame or influence of a parent; riding a parent's coat-tails
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
self-torturing; masochistic
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
snide remark; insinuation; sly dig; disguised reproach; indirect criticism
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
club activities; extracurricular activities
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to cease; to stop; to be over
to face on; to look out on to
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else