rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
pupil; student; schoolchild
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
all; entire; whole; altogether
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
to warm (up); to heat (up); to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.); to keep to oneself; to renew (an old friendship); to take for oneself
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
you (plural); all of you; you all
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
close; intimate; on good terms
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...