to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
it is not (like that) either
ordinary citizen; the general public
indifferent; paying no attention; taking no notice
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
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
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
maid; helper; help; assistance
searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
of course; certainly; naturally
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
had better ...; had better not ...
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
derailment; digression; deviation
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
obviously known; open secret; clear for all to see; being found out
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
countryside people (in town); visitor from the country; out-of-towner; country bumpkin (visiting the big city); yokel