I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to boost; to force up; to push up
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
game; match; contest; competition; sport; (sporting) event
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
prize money; monetary award; reward
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
probability; likelihood; chances
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
school building; schoolhouse
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
wherein; therein; thereinto
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
tournament; knockout tournament (esp. single-elimination); elimination tournament
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
person of high rank or position
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
form; method; system; formula
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness