recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
top news; front-page news; lead story
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
arrest; apprehension; capture
offender; criminal; culprit
junior high school student; middle school pupil
age lowering; reduction in age
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
primary school; elementary school; grade school
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
viewpoint; point of view; way of understanding; way of appreciating; how to look at something (e.g. noh, train schedule)
sad; wretched; deplorable
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
(period of) a year; during an era
person who has committed suicide
the preceding year; the previous year; last year