I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
making a swift decision; making immediate decisions and taking quick actions
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
colourful; colorful; multicoloured; various; varied; variegated
circulation (of money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (of air, water, etc.); ventilation; flow
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
magic; sorcery; wizardry; magic (illusion); conjuring
beautiful woman; pretty girl
(another's) daughter; young lady
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
street; quarter; district; area
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
to get goosebumps; to be deeply moved (so that one gets goosebumps); to get chills; to feel shivers
radiant smile; contented smile
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
to gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fascinate; to enchant; to possess
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
speech; expression; wording; language
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
the very best; excellent; superb
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
carelessness; clumsiness; blunder; mistake; being no good at drinking and entertaining
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
southeastern part; the southeast
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
(being from the) same town (province, birthplace, etc.)
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base