narrator; storyteller; reciter
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
process; course; mechanism
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
junior high school student; middle school pupil
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
to have a talk; to tell a story
in comparison to; rather than
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
contradiction; inconsistency
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
number one; first; best; most; game; round
windless; calm; quiet (state of affairs); peaceful; stable
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...