to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
good family; respectable family; decent family
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
transactions; dealings; business
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to show up; to appear; to turn up
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to mark the end; to spell the end
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
it seems so; that's what it looks like
popular name; common name; given name
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
to cause someone to worry
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
passion; temper; irritability