to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
news; word; tidings; omen
down-market; popular; mass-market
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
those (near the second person)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
and; thereupon; because of that
according to (one's) calculations; for the purpose of calculation
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
everything; anything; nothing
way of speaking; intimation
I see; that's right; indeed
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
to refer to; to use as reference
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
illustration (e.g. book); picture
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
failure; mistake; blunder
subject (of a medical experiment, etc.); test subject; trial subject; examinee (of a full-body scan, etc.)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance