I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
northern part; the north (of a region)
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
to rank next to; to come after
matter of time; question of time
news; word; tidings; omen
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
contradiction; inconsistency
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
small mustache; short mustache
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
originally; by nature; from the start
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
old friend; old acquaintance
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to relate to; to have one's feelings understood
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less