to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
fortune-telling; divination
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
financial world; business circles
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
word of mouth; comments written online (about a product, service, etc.); online reviews
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
sixth day of the month; six days
that day; the very same day
commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
war; battle; match; game; competition