to fall in public esteem; to fall in value (stocks)
something; some kind of; for some reason
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to repeat; to do something over again
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
present continuous tense; present progressive form
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
actual state (of things); real state; live; on-the-scene; reporting live; live coverage
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
bento; Japanese box lunch
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
something like ...; something called ...
single-mother household; fatherless family
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)