to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
informant; informer; contact; Information Provider
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
persistence; single-mindedness
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
number one; first; best; most; game; round
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
of course; certainly; naturally
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
ten; 10; ten years of age
helmet with white hair coming out of the top, making the wearer look like an old person; kanji "old" radical at top
time; season; period; phase; stage
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
by means of; due to; because of; according to
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to give directions; to issue instructions
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment