news; word; tidings; omen
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
grasp; catch; understanding
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
although I say; although one might say; although called
special; particular; peculiar; unique
popular name; common name; given name
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
transactions; dealings; business
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to shake; to sway; to waver
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful