or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
physical condition; state of health
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
overhasty; rash; premature
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
remembrance; recollection; recognition
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
several minutes; a few minutes
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
cancellation (of a lecture, class, etc.)
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
to push aside; to push one's way through
assistant professor; associate professor
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
to rank next to; to come after
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
foothill; end section of a mountain range
searching for someone; search for a missing person
Ms; Miss; Madame; highbrow (woman); cerebral
criminal nature; criminality