gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
to eat untidily; to eat messily; to eat a bit of everything; to leave things half-eaten; to dabble in (something); to try one's hand at (various things)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to fascinate; to enchant; to possess; to bewitch; to enthrall
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
aquaculture; culture; cultivation; raising
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
royal castle; imperial castle
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
that's a different matter; that's a different story
tradition; folklore; legend; (verbal) message; word (from someone)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
because of; owing to; due to
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
script; screenplay; scenario
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
hey there; I say; see here
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
bottom; buttocks; bidet function (for anal cleansing)