apparently; from what I have heard; they say; you know; I hear
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to move to tears; to draw tears; to evoke tears
becoming well-known; becoming common knowledge
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
original plan; original bill; original motion; draft
song of praise; eulogy; paean; hymn
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry
modern style; contemporary style; current fashion; verse form from the Heian and Kamakura periods consisting of 4 lines each divided into two parts of 7 and 5 syllables
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor