I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.); discipline; solidarity
complete works; complete collection; complete series
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to notify; to advise; to inform
(your) choice; preference; wish
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle
clearly (standing out); distinctly; sharply; boldly; in sharp relief
to open (one's eyes) wide
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
quiver; quaver; flutter; statistical fluctuation
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
open (attitude, etc.); openhearted; frank; open (space); spacious
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
is something that; is that which
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
proposal; proposition; suggestion
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly