to hear a rumor; to get wind of
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
a line; a streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (arch.) the same logic
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to discuss; to talk together
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to be absorbed in reading
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
social; societal; societary
danger; peril; hazard; risk
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
material; substance; matter
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
considerably; greatly; a lot