I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
scene; spectacle; sight; view
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
moving; touching; stirring
to move to tears; to draw tears; to evoke tears
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
reaction; response; reaction
falling cherry blossoms; storm of falling cherry blossoms
stealthily; secretly; in secret
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out