to hear a rumor; to get wind of
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
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
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
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)
junior high school student; middle school pupil
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
to have a talk; to tell a story
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
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
contact; touch; contact lens
contradiction; inconsistency
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
number one; first; best; most; game; round
windless; calm; no-wind; quiet (state of affairs); peaceful; stable
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
sweeping (over, across); conquering; overwhelming
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant