theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
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
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
one's daily milieu; neighbourhood; neighborhood; zone of life; sphere of life
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
community door-to-door campaign; search operation; cleaning campaign carried out thoroughly over an area
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
personal history; background; career
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
familiarity with the land; (having) knowledge about a place
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
human relations; personal relationships
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
that is to say; so that means
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to make an appearance; to show up
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
Kasumigaseki; district of Tokyo where most of Japan's government ministry offices are located; government ministries (of Japan); Japanese government bureaucracy
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)