sudden fall; sharp fall; sudden drop; sharp drop
value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
hindrance; obstacle; harm; bad effect; sickness
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
several people; a few people
had better ...; had better not ...
to approach; to draw near
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
glorious achievement; distinguished service
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
Japan's best; number one in Japan
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
and then; and so; and; so then
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down