to hear a rumor; to get wind of
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
going straight (to); going direct; unwavering action; decisive action; upright conduct
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
cosplay (dressing up as a character from an anime, manga, video game, etc.)
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
hammer; mallet; sledgehammer; gavel
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
deep inside; innermost place