I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to thrust at (with a knife, sword, etc.)
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
damply; moistly; clammily; stickily
in the morning; during the morning
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
official announcement; proclamation
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
executive; government; administration; governance; the authorities
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
something; some kind of; for some reason
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
tea house; wayside tea stall; coffee shop; kissaten
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
massing (of troops); gathering
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
oil bottle (esp. for hair oil); oilcup; font (in an oil lamp)
short steps; mincing stride; crotch; groin; thigh
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
shibori; tie-dye; aperture; aperture stop; contraction; squeezing
accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
to lure (someone) toward one; to lure (into); to entice
at a glance; at first sight