I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
tendency; trend; inclination
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
traditional; conventional
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
to approach; to draw near
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
one direction; unidirectional; non-interactive
being startled; getting a shock
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
attaching too much importance to; placing disproportionate emphasis on; making too much of
overlapping; piling; stacking
repeatedly; frequently; over and over; exceedingly; sincerely; very much
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)