concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
what kind of; what sort of; what
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
spreading; disseminating; scattering; diffusion (of light, gas)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
process; course; mechanism
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
junior high school student; middle school pupil
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
to have a talk; to tell a story
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand