whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
residence; abode; dwelling
station; office; guardroom
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
to surround; to crowd around
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
narrow; thin (sized); slender
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
hooded sweatshirt; hoodie; hoody; hooded jacket; parka; anorak
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
manual laborer; manual labourer
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to step forward; to volunteer
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to begin talking; to open up