newsworthiness; news hook; topicality; popularity (of a topic, issue, etc.)
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
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.)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
complete stranger; total stranger
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
two people using the same (vehicle) (often two on a bike)
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
tone (of voice); manner of talking
delicacy; tact; considerateness; sensitivity; thoughtfulness
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
clearing one's throat; cough
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
study; diligence; discount; reduction