expected date of confinement; expected delivery date (of a baby)
initial investigation (by police)
sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting
visitor's gallery; seats for the public
forensic researcher; crime scene investigator
whoops; oops; gulp; ulp; ugh; yuck
unintentionally; calmly; inadvertently; innocently
kiwi (Apteryx spp.); kiwi fruit (Actinidia deliciosa)
representative director; managing director; president; someone chosen by the board of directors from among the directors to actually represent the company in its dealings with the outside world
nonprosecution; nonindictment
re-examination; reinvestigation
legal adviser; legal advisor; corporation lawyer; family lawyer
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
listening (to a lecture, hearing, parliament session, etc.); attending (without participating); sitting in (e.g. on a meeting); observing
ID card; identification card
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
(being) worth seeing; impressive
to fail to die (e.g. after suicide attempt or accident); to survive; to outlive
detachment; coming off; peeling off; (flow) separation
Yamanashi (city, prefecture); wild nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia var. pyrifolia); wild Japanese pear
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects
parents' day (day when parents observe their children in school)
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
for the present; for the time being