visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
good (condition); going well; fine; smooth
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful sight
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
it's been a long time; long time no see
leather strap; thong; leash
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
looking on (somebody) as hostile
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
frank; candid; frankfurter; frank
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
crisp (like a pickle); crunchy; firm (musculature); stiff (shoulders, neck, etc.)
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
being about to cry; the verge of tears
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness
tariff (import tax); duty; customs
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
general; popular; common; typical
technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; "all Greek to me"; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt