I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
memory; sense; experience
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
future prospects; promise
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
exemption; exoneration; discharge
scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
library (usu. single-room); small library
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
literature; books (reference); document
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...