Alternative spelling of 表向き (“ostensible”)

Alternative spelling of 表向き (“the face of things; outward appearance”)

always

endeavor, strive for, make an effort

to keep up; to retain / to maintain

he / distal demonstrative, something far off removed from both speaker and listener: that / boyfriend

distal demonstrative, something far off removed from both speaker and listener: that, yon / particularly, male personal third person pronoun: he / by extension from he: boyfriend

he; boyfriend

as much as possible; as far as possible; to the best of one's ability; diligently

facing / opposite