rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to bind; to fasten; to tie up
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
they; those guys; those fellows
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
close; intimate; on good terms
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
war; battle; match; game; competition
match; game; bout; contest
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
about this time; about now
right in the middle (of); midst; height
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
brazenly; shamelessly; alternating wins and losses (every other day); (arch.) stupidly; (arch.) cluelessly; (arch.) slipping away secretly
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe