popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
how; in what way; by what means
such; this sort of; like this
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
no!; no no!; no, not at all
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
primary school; elementary school; grade school
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
boy; son; baby boy; young man
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
present; gift; to give a present or gift
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
morning sickness; hyperemesis gravidarum
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate