I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
duty; obligation; responsibility
victim; injured party; sufferer
from now; from this moment; henceforth
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to make a note (of); to take a note (of)
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
criminal nature; criminality
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
liquid crystal display; LCD; liquid crystal screen
one's way (ahead); one's path
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
the world in general; society; convention
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense