article; news story; report; account
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters)
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
a dime a dozen; two a penny
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
braggart; boaster; big talker; big mouth; blowhard; bullshitter
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
hearsay; learning by hearsay
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
to ask; to enquire; to query
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
intuition; instinct; hunch
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
to break; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated (with); to be crazy (about)
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
Buddha's heart; Buddha's mercy
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt