I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
general; popular; common; typical
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
(turned out) all right in the end
person concerned; interested party; related party
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
pair; the two; both persons; both things
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
ace; ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
to throw something to each other; to pass something back and forth; to bandy something around; to take part in a pitching duel
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
rematch; replay; make-up game
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
literally; to the letter; literal
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
work, items, etc. carried over from earlier; hangover; what you ate the day before (and is still being digested)
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
such ... as; or some such
demonstrative of one's worth; worthy of one's reputation; living up to one's name; bolstering one's reputation; enhancing one's prestige; winning one honour
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength