to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
seven wonders (of a particular area); total mystery; enigma; conundrum
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
that's the way it is; such is life
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
school building; schoolhouse
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
curse; spell; malediction
stairs; stairway; staircase
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream