rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
considerably; fairly; quite
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
administration; governance; the authorities; authority
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
foreign-made car; imported car; paddle wheel
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
meaning; significance; sense
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
don't you think?; indicates question
breath; breathing; tone; mood
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to fly around; to scatter
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
imagination; supposition; guess
to be reminded of; to call to mind
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
time (three times, each time, etc.); times