I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
time; hour; period; class
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
feeling; sense; impression
world; society; people; the public
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
urine; piss; pee; breaking a contract
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)