I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
running off in the night (to leave one's old life behind, e.g. to get away from debt); moonlight flit; skipping town overnight; upping and leaving under the cover of darkness; midnight vanishing act
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
to be damaged; to receive damage
behaviour; behavior; conduct
of tender years; very young
disorder; confusion; violence; outrage; riot
to be conspicuous; to stand out
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
depravity; corruption; degradation
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to overflow from something full
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
emergence (of insects); eclosion; growing wings
mud; mad; crazy; ridiculous
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to rain incessantly; to downpour
arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
royal capital; imperial capital
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
young and energetic; up-and-coming
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to impose a punishment (on); to punish
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
Judgment Day (as described in Christian tradition)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)